Of course, some signings have been more important than others, but it must be said that despite the fact that the majority of teams have added players to their roster, this may seem rather surprising given that the salary cap has hardly increased during the off-season.
The team in question, the New York Islanders, had over $11 million available under the salary cap and despite all that, no free agent was able to come to Long Island.
Still, Lou Lamoriello added depth to the defense with the acquisition of Alexander Romanov. The Islanders' GM also came close to signing Nazem Kadri, but the latter finally agreed to a seven-year contract with the Calgary Flames.