2006–07 New York Islanders season

2006–07 New York Islanders
Division4th Atlantic
Conference8th Eastern
2006–07 record40–30–12
Home record22–13–6
Road record18–17–6
Goals for248
Goals against240
Team information
General managerNeil Smith (Jun.–Jul.)
Garth Snow (Jul.–Apr.)
CoachTed Nolan
CaptainAlexei Yashin
Alternate captainsMike Sillinger
Brendan Witt
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance12,886 (capacity 16,234)
Team leaders
GoalsJason Blake (40)
AssistsTom Poti (38)
PointsJason Blake (69)
Penalty minutesBrendan Witt (131)
Plus/minusRadek Martinek (+19)
WinsRick DiPietro (32)
Goals against averageWade Dubielewicz (2.06)

The 2006–07 New York Islanders season was the 35th season in the franchise's history. They qualified for the playoffs in the last game of the regular season for the first time since 2004. They lost to the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 4–1.

Off-season

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After the Islanders' upper management cleaned out the team's front office during the 2005–06 season, owner Charles Wang needed to find a new coach and general manager (GM). Initially, he hired Ted Nolan as coach and Neil Smith as GM, but Smith was removed after a few weeks on the job.[1] Wang envisioned team management making decisions by committee, and Smith was uncomfortable working without the large amount of control that NHL managers usually have. Wang hired Garth Snow, who was the team's backup goalie the prior year, to take over.[2] Pat LaFontaine, who had intended to return to the team as senior advisor to the owner, resigned the post the same day that Smith was fired. Reports indicated that LaFontaine decided the fit was not right for him after Wang ignored his advice to wait a few days before making a final decision about Smith.[3]

Prior to Smith's firing, the Islanders made several free agent acquisitions, including defensemen Brendan Witt and Tom Poti and forwards Mike Sillinger and Chris Simon. Andy Hilbert, Sean Hill, Viktor Kozlov and Richard Park signed on after Smith was dismissed. Additionally, in a controversial move, the Islanders signed goaltender Rick DiPietro to a 15-year, $67.5 million contract, among the longest in professional sports history.[4]

Regular season

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The Islanders opened the season on a losing streak, but then began to play well enough to temporarily move into first place in the Atlantic Division by December. On December 16, 2006, the Islanders traded Alexei Zhitnik to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Freddy Meyer and a conditional third round draft pick.[5] On December 20, they then traded forward Mike York to the Flyers for forward Randy Robitaille and a fifth-round pick in 2008.[6]

Starting at the end of December, the Islanders went on a seven-game losing streak, which ended with a victory over the Rangers. Since then, the Islanders hovered around the last playoff spot. In advance of the February NHL trade deadline, the Isles made a pair of deals with the Edmonton Oilers. On February 18, 2007, the Islanders traded defense prospect Denis Grebeshkov for defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron and a third-round pick in 2008.

Sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference at the trade deadline, the team sent a first-round draft pick and prospects Robert Nilsson and Ryan O'Marra to the Oilers for NHL All-Star Ryan Smyth and acquired Richard Zednik for a second-round pick.[7] However, the team suffered a series of losses down the stretch. Journalists cited two reasons for the team's apparent demise: Chris Simon's suspension for striking Ryan Hollweg with his stick, and Rick DiPietro's multiple concussions, which forced him to miss several crucial games. Backup goaltender Mike Dunham had several poor showings with DiPietro out, which prompted the team to call on third-stringer Wade Dubielewicz, who fared better.

Coming into the last four games of the season, the Islanders play had improved, but a playoff spot still appeared out of reach. However, the team won each game and received some help from the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs, who failed to win enough games to edge the Isles out. The Isles clinched with a shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, in which Dubielewicz poke-checked Sergei Brylin to secure the victory.[8] The team expressed pride that they qualified because many NHL preview predictions had the Isles slated to finish at or near the bottom of the standings. They lost their first round matchup with the Buffalo Sabres, however, the NHL's best team during the regular season, in five games.

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 New Jersey Devils 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
2 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
3 6 New York Rangers 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
4 8 New York Islanders 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
5 15 Philadelphia Flyers 82 22 48 12 214 303 56

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[10]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Main article: 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs

The New York Islanders earned the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2006–07 regular season[11]
October: 5–4–2 (home: 4–1–2; road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 5 NY Islanders 3 – 6 Phoenix DiPietro 15,301 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 7 NY Islanders 0 – 2 San Jose DiPietro 17,496 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 October 10 NY Islanders 2 – 4 Los Angeles DiPietro 14,394 0–3–0 0 Recap
4 October 11 NY Islanders 5 – 4 Anaheim SO Dunham 12,394 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 October 14 Boston 1 – 4 NY Islanders Dunham 14,732 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 October 16 Nashville 2 – 1 NY Islanders SO Dunham 9,431 2–3–1 5 Recap
7 October 19 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 NY Islanders OT Dunham 10,258 2–3–2 6 Recap
8 October 21 Carolina 3 – 4 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 12,349 3–3–2 8 Recap
9 October 26 Buffalo 3 – 0 NY Islanders DiPietro 8,861 3–4–2 8 Recap
10 October 28 Florida 3 – 4 NY Islanders SO DiPietro 10,455 4–4–2 10 Recap
11 October 31 Chicago 2 – 5 NY Islanders DiPietro 8,739 5–4–2 12 Recap
November: 7–5–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 2 NY Islanders 5 – 2 New Jersey DiPietro 8,269 6–4–2 14 Recap
13 November 4 Atlanta 4 – 1 NY Islanders DiPietro 12,394 6–5–2 14 Recap
14 November 6 Tampa Bay 5 – 1 NY Islanders Dunham 9,693 6–6–2 14 Recap
15 November 9 NY Islanders 3 – 1 Philadelphia DiPietro 18,656 7–6–2 16 Recap
16 November 15 NY Islanders 3 – 0 Dallas DiPietro 17,643 7–7–2 16 Recap
17 November 17 NY Islanders 2 – 3 Tampa Bay SO DiPietro 19,919 7–7–3 17 Recap
18 November 18 NY Islanders 4 – 1 Florida Dunham 16,833 8–7–3 19 Recap
19 November 20 NY Islanders 2 – 4 Toronto DiPietro 19,392 8–8–3 19 Recap
20 November 22 Carolina 2 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 12,419 9–8–3 21 Recap
21 November 24 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,625 10–8–3 23 Recap
22 November 25 Washington 1 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 13,214 11–8–3 25 Recap
23 November 28 NY Islanders 2 – 3 Pittsburgh DiPietro 17,082 12–8–3 27 Recap
24 November 30 Philadelphia 3 – 2 NY Islanders Dunham 10,280 12–9–3 27 Recap
December: 7–6–0 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 2 NY Islanders 5 – 3 Pittsburgh DiPietro 17,025 13–9–3 29 Recap
26 December 3 NY Islanders 7 – 4 NY Rangers DiPietro 18,200 14–9–3 31 Recap
27 December 5 Ottawa 4 – 2 NY Islanders Dunham 8,741 14–10–3 31 Recap
28 December 7 Montreal 4 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 9,551 14–11–3 31 Recap
29 December 9 Florida 4 – 5 NY Islanders SO DiPietro 12,825 15–11–3 33 Recap
30 December 15 NY Islanders 4 – 7 Pittsburgh DiPietro 17,028 15–12–3 33 Recap
31 December 16 Atlanta 0 – 6 NY Islanders DiPietro 10,452 16–12–3 35 Recap
32 December 19 NY Islanders 4 – 3 NY Rangers DiPietro 18,200 17–12–3 37 Recap
33 December 22 NY Islanders 1 – 5 Carolina DiPietro 18,252 17–13–3 37 Recap
34 December 23 Columbus 0 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 11,797 18–13–3 39 Recap
35 December 26 NY Rangers 0 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 19–13–3 41 Recap
36 December 27 NY Islanders 0 – 2 Ottawa DiPietro 20,192 19–14–3 41 Recap
37 December 30 New Jersey 2 – 0 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 19–15–3 41 Recap
January: 4–6–3 (home: 1–2–2; road: 3–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
38 January 1 NY Islanders 1 – 3 Buffalo DiPietro 18,690 19–16–3 41 Recap
39 January 2 Philadelphia 3 – 2 NY Islanders Dunham 10,461 19–17–3 41 Recap
40 January 4 NY Islanders 3 – 4 New Jersey DiPietro 12,529 19–18–3 41 Recap
41 January 6 NY Islanders 2 – 4 Carolina DiPietro 18,639 19–19–3 41 Recap
42 January 9 NY Islanders 5 – 3 NY Rangers DiPietro 18,200 20–19–3 43 Recap
43 January 11 NY Islanders 5 – 4 Boston SO DiPietro 13,529 21–19–3 45 Recap
44 January 13 New Jersey 2 – 1 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 16,234 21–19–4 46 Recap
45 January 15 Tampa Bay 4 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,426 21–20–4 46 Recap
46 January 16 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Pittsburgh Dunham 16,958 21–21–4 46 Recap
47 January 18 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Philadelphia DiPietro 19,118 22–21–4 48 Recap
48 January 26 NY Islanders 4 – 5 Atlanta OT Dunham 18,089 22–21–5 49 Recap
49 January 27 Buffalo 3 – 5 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,218 23–21–5 51 Recap
50 January 30 Detroit 3 – 4 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 12,322 23–21–6 52 Recap
February: 9–2–2 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–1–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
51 February 1 NY Islanders 5 – 2 Atlanta Dunham 13,543 24–21–6 54 Recap
52 February 3 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Montreal DiPietro 21,273 25–21–6 56 Recap
53 February 4 NY Islanders 1 – 2 Washington SO DiPietro 12,508 25–21–7 57 Recap
54 February 7 Philadelphia 0 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 10,229 26–21–7 59 Recap
55 February 8 NY Islanders 0 – 2 New Jersey DiPietro 10,110 26–22–7 59 Recap
56 February 10 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Boston SO DiPietro 16,854 26–21–8 60 Recap
57 February 13 NY Islanders 3 – 2 Toronto SO DiPietro 19,600 27–21–8 62 Recap
58 February 15 Boston 1 – 4 NY Islanders DiPietro 10,079 28–22–8 64 Recap
59 February 17 New Jersey 2 – 0 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,223 28–23–8 64 Recap
60 February 19 Pittsburgh 5 – 6 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,472 29–23–8 66 Recap
61 February 22 Toronto 2 – 3 NY Islanders SO DiPietro 11,759 30–23–8 68 Recap
62 February 24 Montreal 2 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 31–23–8 70 Recap
63 February 27 Philadelphia 5 – 6 NY Islanders DiPietro 11,443 32–23–8 72 Recap
March: 4–7–4 (home: 2–3–1; road: 2–4–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
64 March 1 St. Louis 3 – 2 NY Islanders OT DiPietro 12,263 32–23–9 73 Recap
65 March 3 NY Islanders 6 – 2 Washington DiPietro 16,453 33–23–9 75 Recap
66 March 5 NY Islanders 1 – 2 NY Rangers SO DiPietro 18,200 33–23–10 76 Recap
67 March 8 NY Rangers 2 – 1 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 33–24–10 76 Recap
68 March 10 Washington 2 – 5 NY Islanders DiPietro 15,764 34–24–10 78 Recap
69 March 13 NY Islanders 3 – 5 Montreal Dunham 21,273 34–25–10 78 Recap
70 March 15 NY Islanders 1 – 5 Ottawa Dunham 19,989 34–26–10 78 Recap
71 March 17 NY Islanders 5 – 8 Florida Dunham 17,078 34–27–10 78 Recap
72 March 20 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Tampa Bay OT DiPietro 19,916 34–27–11 79 Recap
73 March 22 Pittsburgh 1 – 3 NY Islanders DiPietro 14,574 35–27–11 81 Recap
74 March 24 NY Islanders 4 – 3 Philadelphia DiPietro 19,422 36–27–11 83 Recap
75 March 25 NY Islanders 1 – 2 NY Rangers OT DiPietro 16,234 36–27–12 84 Recap
76 March 27 New Jersey 2 – 3 NY Islanders Dunham 13,337 36–28–12 84 Recap
77 March 30 NY Islanders 4 – 6 Buffalo Dunham 18,690 36–29–12 84 Recap
78 March 31 Ottawa 5 – 2 NY Islanders Dubielewicz 15,598 36–30–12 84 Recap
April: 4–0–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–0–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
79 April 3 NY Rangers 2 – 3 NY Islanders SO Dubielewicz 15,591 37–30–12 86 Recap
80 April 5 Toronto 2 – 5 NY Islanders Dubielewicz 14,352 38–30–12 88 Recap
81 April 7 NY Islanders 4 – 2 Philadelphia Dubielewicz 19,412 39–30–12 90 Recap
82 April 8 NY Islanders 3 – 2 New Jersey SO Dubielewicz 18,111 40–30–12 92 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2007 Stanley Cup playoffs[11]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 12 NY Islanders 1 – 4 Buffalo Dubielewicz 18,690 0 – 1 Recap
2 April 14 NY Islanders 3 – 2 Buffalo DiPietro 18,690 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 16 Buffalo 3 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 1 – 2 Recap
4 April 18 Buffalo 4 – 2 NY Islanders DiPietro 16,234 1 – 3 Recap
5 April 20 NY Islanders 3 – 4 Buffalo DiPietro 18,690 1 – 4 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Islanders only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
55 Jason Blake C 82 40 29 69 1 34 5 1 2 3 −2 2
81 Miroslav Satan LW 81 27 32 59 −12 46 5 1 2 3 0 0
18 Mike Sillinger C 82 26 33 59 5 46 5 1 1 2 −1 2
25 Viktor Kozlov C 81 25 26 51 12 28 5 0 2 2 −2 2
79 Alexei Yashin C 58 18 32 50 6 44 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 Tom Poti D 78 6 38 44 −1 74 5 0 3 3 0 6
7 Trent Hunter RW 77 20 15 35 5 22 5 3 0 3 1 0
11 Andy Hilbert C 81 8 20 28 10 34 5 0 0 0 −1 2
12 Chris Simon LW 67 10 17 27 17 75 — — — — — —
10 Richard Park RW 82 10 16 26 4 33 5 0 1 1 0 2
6 Sean Hill D 81 1 24 25 6 110 4 0 0 0 −1 0
45 Arron Asham RW 80 11 12 23 3 63 5 1 0 1 −3 0
27 Randy Robitaille† C 50 6 17 23 −2 22 5 0 2 2 −5 8
47 Marc-Andre Bergeron† D 23 6 15 21 5 10 5 1 1 2 1 6
24 Radek Martinek D 43 2 15 17 19 40 — — — — — —
94 Ryan Smyth† LW 18 5 10 15 0 14 5 1 3 4 1 4
14 Chris Campoli D 51 1 13 14 −3 23 5 1 1 2 −1 2
32 Brendan Witt D 81 1 13 14 14 131 5 0 1 1 −3 6
16 Mike York‡ LW 32 6 7 13 −9 14 — — — — — —
77 Alexei Zhitnik‡ D 30 2 9 11 13 40 — — — — — —
17 Shawn Bates C 48 4 6 10 13 34 — — — — — —
15 Jeff Tambellini LW 23 2 7 9 6 6 — — — — — —
8 Bruno Gervais D 51 0 6 6 −10 28 5 1 1 2 −2 2
20 Richard Zednik† RW 10 1 2 3 −2 2 5 0 0 0 −1 8
44 Freddy Meyer† D 35 0 3 3 0 24 — — — — — —
51 Frans Nielsen C 15 1 1 2 −2 0 — — — — — —
39 Rick DiPietro G 62 0 2 2 24 4 0 0 0 0
49 Drew Fata† D 3 1 0 1 −2 5 1 0 0 0 −2 0
1 Mike Dunham G 19 0 1 1 0 — — — — — —
38 Allan Rourke D 11 0 1 1 0 4 — — — — — —
33 Eric Boguniecki† C 11 0 0 0 0 8 — — — — — —
27 Jeremy Colliton C 1 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
57 Blake Comeau RW 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
34 Wade Dubielewicz G 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
21 Deron Quint† D 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
48 Steve Regier LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
39 Rick DiPietro 62 32 19 9 1917 156 2.58 .919 5 3627 4 1 3 127 13 3.30 .898 0 236
1 Mike Dunham 19 4 10 3 552 61 3.74 .889 0 979 — — — — — — — — —
34 Wade Dubielewicz 8 4 1 0 198 13 2.06 .934 0 379 1 0 1 35 4 4.06 .886 0 59

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Jason Blake [12]
NHL First Star of the Week Viktor Kozlov (December 3) [13]
Wade Dubielewicz (April 8)
NHL Second Star of the Month Rick DiPietro (February) [14]
Team Bob Nystrom Award Trent Hunter [15]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Blake Comeau December 7, 2006 [16]
Frans Nielsen January 6, 2007
Drew Fata February 4, 2007

Transactions

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The Islanders were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[17]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) To New York Islanders
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
  • Chicago's 5th-round pick in 2006
 To Boston Bruins
  • Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2006
 [17]
To New York Islanders
  • Philadelphia's 4th-round pick in 2006
  • Calgary's 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • New Jersey's 3rd-round pick in 2006
 [17]
To New York Islanders
  • Tampa Bay's 4th-round pick in 2006
  • 6th-round pick in 2006
 To San Jose Sharks
  • Boston's 4th-round pick in 2006
 [17]
To New York Islanders
  • 5th-round pick in 2006
  • 6th-round pick in 2006
 To Colorado Avalanche
  • Edmonton's 4th-round pick in 2006
 [18]
October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25) To New York Islanders
To Columbus Blue Jackets
[19]
December 16, 2006 (2006-12-16) To New York Islanders
To Philadelphia Flyers
[5]
December 20, 2006 (2006-12-20) To New York Islanders
To Philadelphia Flyers
[6]
January 5, 2007 (2007-01-05) To New York Islanders
To Ottawa Senators
[20]
February 18, 2007 (2007-02-18) To New York Islanders
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [21]
February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) To New York Islanders
 To Washington Capitals
  • 2nd-round pick in 2007
 [22]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To New York Islanders
 To Edmonton Oilers
 [23]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) Mike Sillinger Nashville Predators 3-year Free agency [24]
July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) Brendan Witt Nashville Predators 3-year Free agency [25]
July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) Andy Hilbert Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency [26]
July 8, 2006 (2006-07-08) Tom Poti New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [27]
July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) Chris Simon Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency [28]
July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20) Rick Berry Nashville Predators 1-year Free agency [29]
July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) Billy Thompson Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [30]
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) Mark Wotton Washington Capitals 2-year Free agency [31]
August 15, 2006 (2006-08-15) Sean Hill Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [32]
August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28) Peter Ferraro DEG Metro Stars (DEL) 1-year Free agency [33]
September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) Viktor Kozlov New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [34]
September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) Mike Dunham Atlanta Thrashers 1-year Free agency [35]
October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02) Richard Park Vancouver Canucks 2-year Free agency [36]
February 4, 2007 (2007-02-04) Drew Fata Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency [37]
February 22, 2007 (2007-02-22) Jamie Fraser Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency [38]
March 29, 2007 (2007-03-29) Todd Simpson Hannover Scorpions (DEL) 1-year Free agency [39]
March 30, 2007 (2007-03-30) Deron Quint Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) 1-year Free agency [39]
April 2, 2007 (2007-04-02) Trevor Smith University of New Hampshire (HE) 2-year Free agency [40]
May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21) Sean Bentivoglio Providence Bruins (AHL) 3-year Free agency [41]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) Cole Jarrett Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Chris Madden[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [42]
Jody Robinson[d] Contract expiration (UFA) [42]
July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) Keith Aldridge Retirement (III) [46]
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) Denis Grebeshkov Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (II)[e] [47]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) Rob Collins DEG Metro Stars (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [48]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Garth Snow Retirement [2]
July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) Wyatt Smith Minnesota Wild Free agency (III) [49]
August 5, 2006 (2006-08-05) Sean Bergenheim Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (II)[f] [51]
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) Eric Godard Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [52]
Justin Papineau New Jersey Devils Free agency (UFA) [53]
August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) Dmitri Nabokov HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL) Free agency (III) [54]
September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07) Paul Flache Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [55]
September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14) John Erskine Washington Capitals Free agency (UFA) [56]
September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22) Frederic Cloutier Rockford IceHogs (UHL) Free agency (VI) [57]
September 25, 2006 (2006-09-25) Vince Macri Fresno Falcons (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [58]
September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) Jeff Hamilton Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (VI) [59]
December 1, 2006 (2006-12-01) Johan Halvardsson HV71 (SHL) Free agency [60]
May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) Tomas Malec HC Ocelari Trinec (ELH) Free agency [61]
May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18) Randy Robitaille Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency [62]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) Joel Bouchard 1-year Re-signing [63]
July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) Wade Dubielewicz 1-year Re-signing [64]
July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) Mike York 1-year Arbitration award [65]
July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) Arron Asham 1-year Re-signing [66]
July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) Ryan Caldwell 1-year Re-signing [30]
Allan Rourke 1-year Re-signing [30]
July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) Trent Hunter Re-signing [67]
September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) Rick DiPietro 15-year Re-signing [4]
May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08) Wade Dubielewicz 1-year Extension [68]
May 24, 2007 (2007-05-24) Andrew MacDonald 3-year Entry-level [69]
May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30) Dustin Kohn 3-year Entry-level [70]

Draft picks

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The Islanders' picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[71]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Kyle Okposo Right Wing  United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
2 60 Jesse Joensuu Wing  Finland Assat (SM-liiga)
3 70 Robin Figren Wing  Sweden Frölunda HC (Elitserien)
4 100 Rhett Rakhshani Right Wing  United States University of Denver (NCAA) /US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4 108 Jase Weslosky Goalie  Canada Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL)
4 115 Tomas Marcinko Center  Slovakia HC Košice (Slovak Extraliga)
4 119 Doug Rogers Center  United States Saint Sebastian's School (Independent School League)
5 141 Kim Johansson Wing  Sweden Malmö Redhawks Jr.
6 160 Andrew MacDonald Defense  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
6 171 Brian Day Right Wing  United States Governor Dummer (Independent School League)
6 173 Stefan Ridderwall Goalie  Sweden Djurgardens IF Jr. (J20)
7 190 Troy Mattila Left Wing  United States Springfield Jr. Blues (NAHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Islanders had a choice between the Flyers' third-round pick in 2007 or the Flyers' second-round pick in 2008. The Islanders chose the 2007 third-round pick.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[42]
  3. ^ Madden retired.[44]
  4. ^ Robinson suffered a career-ending injury on November 11, 2005.[45]
  5. ^ The Islanders retained Grebeshkov's NHL rights and traded him to the Edmonton Oilers on February 18, 2007.
  6. ^ The Islanders retained Bergenheim's NHL rights and re-signed him on June 18, 2007.[50]

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