2010–11 New York Islanders season

The 2010–11 New York Islanders season was the 39th season in franchise history.^[1]

2010–11 New York Islanders
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	14th Eastern
2010–11 record	30–39–13
Home record	17–18–6
Road record	13–21–7
Goals for	229
Goals against	264
Team information
General manager	Garth Snow
Coach	Scott Gordon (Oct.–Nov.) Jack Capuano (Nov.–Apr.) interim
Captain	Doug Weight
Alternate captains	Kyle Okposo Mark Streit
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Average attendance	11,059 (68.1%)
Team leaders
Goals	Michael Grabner (34)
Assists	John Tavares (38)
Points	John Tavares (67)
Penalty minutes	Zenon Konopka (307)
Plus/minus	Frans Nielsen Grabner (+13)
Wins	Al Montoya (9)
Goals against average	Al Montoya (2.39)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The Islanders posted a regular season record of 30 wins, 39 losses and 13 overtime/shootout losses for 73 points, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Off-season

The Islanders selected forward Nino Niederreiter with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Niederreiter became the highest-drafted Swiss-born player in NHL history.^[2]

Throughout the off-season, the Islanders added defensemen Milan Jurcina, Mark Eaton and Mike Mottau, as well as forwards Zenon Konopka and P. A. Parenteau via free agency.^[3][4]

In a July 30, 2010, trade with the Anaheim Ducks, the Islanders acquired defenseman James Wisniewski in exchange for a conditional third-round draft pick in 2011.^[5]

Most notably, the Islanders lost forward Kyle Okposo and defenseman Mark Streit to two accidental and separate shoulder injuries during training camp, both requiring surgeries.^[4][6] These injuries effectively removed two top-line players for the Islanders, as they were expected to remain out for three and six months, respectively.^[7]

Meanwhile, arena issues continued to follow the franchise, as team owner Charles Wang's proposed Lighthouse Project was met with continued obstacles from local authorities.^[8][9] Both sides remain at odds, and little progress has been made since.

Regular season

After a ten-game losing streak, the Islanders changed coaches on November 15, 2010, moving Scott Gordon into an adviser to the general manager position and naming the Bridgeport Sound Tigers' head coach, Jack Capuano, as their interim head coach.^[10] The Islanders ended a near franchise-tying record of 15-straight games without a win on November 26, 2010, against the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders won 2–0 with Rick DiPietro securing the shutout. The Islanders ended the season with the worst average attendance in the NHL with an average of 11,059 (68.1% arena capacity).^[11]

The Islanders finished the regular season having scored the most shorthanded goals, with 15.^[12]

Playoffs

On March 26, 2011, the Islanders were mathematically eliminated when the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders last made the playoffs in the 2006–07 season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division^[13]

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		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
3	New York Rangers	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
4	New Jersey Devils	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
5	New York Islanders	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R	v t e	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	SE	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	y – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
3	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
8	New York Rangers	AT	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
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9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
12	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73
15	Florida Panthers	SE	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season game log: 1–4–0 (home: 1–2–0 ; road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 29 (in Saskatoon, SK) Calgary Flames 3 - 2 New York Islanders (SS) DiPietro 0-1-0 ^[14] 2 September 29 New York Islanders 1 - 3 Philadelphia Flyers Roloson 0-2-0 ^[15] 3 October 1 New York Islanders 3 - 4 New Jersey Devils Roloson 0-3-0 ^[16] 4 October 2 New Jersey Devils 1 - 2 New York Islanders (SS) DiPietro 1-3-0 ^[17] 5 October 2 (in Quebec City, QC) Montreal Canadiens 7 - 2 New York Islanders (SS) Legace 1-4-0 ^[18] (SS) = Split-squad games.

Regular season

2010-11 Game Log: 30-39-13, 73 Points (home: 17-18-6; road: 13-21-7)
October: 4-5-2, 10 Points (home: 2-1-1; road: 2-4-1) Game October Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 1 9 Dallas Stars 4-5 (SO) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,351) 0-0-1 1 2 11 New York Rangers 6-4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,748) 1-0-1 3 3 13 @ Washington Capitals 1-2 Verizon Center (18,398) 1-1-1 3 4 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2-3 (OT) Consol Energy Center (18,195) 1-1-2 4 5 16 Colorado Avalanche 5-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,127) 2-1-2 6 6 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 (OT) Air Canada Centre (19,086) 3-1-2 8 7 21 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 (OT) St. Pete Times Forum (13,333) 4-1-2 10 8 23 @ Florida Panthers 3-4 BankAtlantic Center (15,071) 4-2-2 10 9 27 @ Montreal Canadiens 3-5 Bell Centre (21,273) 4-3-2 10 10 29 Montreal Canadiens 1-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,922) 4-4-2 10 11 30 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1-6 Wachovia Center (19,613) 4-5-2 10
November: 1-7-3, 5 Points (home: 1-3-1; road: 0-4-2) Game November Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 12 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2-7 RBC Center (13,043) 4-6-2 10 13 4 @ Ottawa Senators 1-4 Scotiabank Place (17,752) 4-7-2 10 14 6 Philadelphia Flyers 1-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,078) 4-8-2 10 15 10 @ Anaheim Ducks 0-1 Honda Center (14,393) 4-9-2 10 16 11 @ San Jose Sharks 1-2 (SO) HP Pavilion (17,562) 4-9-3 11 17 13 @ Los Angeles Kings 1-5 Staples Center (18,118) 4-10-3 11 18 17 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,025) 4-11-3 11 19 20 Florida Panthers 1-4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,157) 4-12-3 11 20 21 @ Atlanta Thrashers 1-2 (OT) Philips Arena (10,066) 4-12-4 12 21 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 3-4 (OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,652) 4-12-5 13 22 26 New Jersey Devils 2-0 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,897) 5-12-5 15
December: 6-7-1, 13 Points (home: 4-3-1; road: 2-4-0) Game December Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 23 2 New York Rangers 5-6 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,742) 5-13-5 15 24 3 @ New York Rangers 0-2 Madison Square Garden (18,200) 5-14-5 15 25 5 Philadelphia Flyers 2-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,773) 5-15-5 15 26 9 @ Boston Bruins 2-5 TD Garden (17,565) 5-16-5 15 27 11 Atlanta Thrashers 4-5 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,056) 5-17-5 15 28 13 @ Nashville Predators 0-5 Bridgestone Arena (14,314) 5-18-5 15 29 16 Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,659) 6-18-5 17 30 18 Phoenix Coyotes 3-4 (SO) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,433) 6-18-6 18 31 22 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 (OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,324) 7-18-6 20 32 23 @ New Jersey Devils 5-1 Prudential Center (13,312) 8-18-6 22 33 26 Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,136) 9-18-6 24 34 27 @ New York Rangers 2-7 Madison Square Garden (18,200) 9-19-6 24 35 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 (SO) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,345) 10-19-6 26 36 31 @ Detroit Red Wings 4-3 (OT) Joe Louis Arena (20,066) 11-19-6 28
January: 4-8-1, 9 Points (home: 1-5-1; road: 3-3-0) Game January Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 37 3 @ Calgary Flames 5-2 Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) 12-19-6 30 38 6 @ Edmonton Oilers 1-2 Rexall Place (16,839) 12-20-6 30 39 8 @ Colorado Avalanche 4-3 (OT) Pepsi Center (15,171) 13-20-6 32 40 9 @ Chicago Blackhawks 0-5 United Center (21,205) 13-21-6 32 41 11 Vancouver Canucks 3-4 (SO) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,913) 13-21-7 33 42 13 Ottawa Senators 4-6 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,670) 13-22-7 33 43 15 Buffalo Sabres 5-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,223) 14-22-7 35 44 17 New Jersey Devils 2-5 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,119) 14-23-7 35 45 20 Washington Capitals 1-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,119) 14-24-7 35 46 21 @ Buffalo Sabres 5-2 HSBC Arena (18,690) 15-24-7 37 47 23 Buffalo Sabres 3-5 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,120) 15-25-7 37 48 25 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0-1 Consol Energy Center (18,225) 15-26-7 37 49 26 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,976) 15-27-7 37
February: 8-5-1, 17 Points (home: 4-3-0; road: 4-2-1) Game February Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 50 1 @ Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 Philips Arena (11,176) 16-27-7 39 51 2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0-3 Consol Energy Center (18,142) 16-28-7 39 52 5 Ottawa Senators 5-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,415) 17-28-7 41 53 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 3-5 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,249) 17-29-7 41 54 10 @ Montreal Canadiens 4-3 (SO) Bell Centre (21,273) 18-29-7 43 55 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 9-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,888) 19-29-7 45 56 13 @ Buffalo Sabres 7-6 (OT) HSBC Arena (18,690) 20-29-7 47 57 15 @ Ottawa Senators 4-3 (SO) Scotiabank Place (17,565) 21-29-7 49 58 17 Boston Bruins 3-6 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,478) 21-30-7 49 59 19 Los Angeles Kings 3-0 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,119) 22-30-7 51 60 21 Florida Panthers 5-1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,729) 23-30-7 53 61 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1-2 Air Canada Centre (19,459) 23-31-7 53 62 24 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3-4 (OT) Wachovia Center (19,776) 23-31-8 54 63 26 Washington Capitals 2-3 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250) 23-32-8 54
March: 7-4-4, 18 Points (home: 5-2-1; road: 2-2-3) Game March Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 64 1 @ Washington Capitals 1-2 (OT) Verizon Center (18,398) 23-32-9 55 65 2 Minnesota Wild 4-1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,098) 24-32-9 57 66 5 St. Louis Blues 5-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,354) 25-32-9 59 67 6 New Jersey Devils 2-3 (SO) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,893) 25-32-10 60 68 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 (OT) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,217) 26-32-10 62 69 11 Boston Bruins 4-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,119) 27-32-10 64 70 12 @ New Jersey Devils 2-3 (OT) Prudential Center (17,625) 27-32-11 65 71 15 @ New York Rangers 3-6 Madison Square Garden (18,200) 27-33-11 65 72 18 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2-3 (SO) RBC Center (17,686) 27-33-12 66 73 19 @ Florida Panthers 4-3 (SO) BankAtlantic Center (16,502) 28-33-12 68 74 22 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 St. Pete Times Forum (17,400) 29-33-12 70 75 24 Atlanta Thrashers 1-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,874) 29-34-12 70 76 26 Philadelphia Flyers 1-4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,458) 29-35-12 70 77 30 @ New Jersey Devils 2-3 Prudential Center (16,252) 29-36-12 70 78 31 New York Rangers 6-2 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250) 30-36-12 72
April: 0-3-1, 1 Points (home: 0-1-1; road: 0-2-0) Game April Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record Points 79 2 Carolina Hurricanes 2-4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250) 30-37-12 72 80 6 @ Boston Bruins 2-3 TD Garden (17,565) 30-38-12 72 81 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3-4 (SO) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250) 30-38-13 73 82 9 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4-7 Wachovia Center (19,909) 30-39-13 73

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Number Position Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 91 LW John Tavares 79 29 38 67 -16 53 15 RW P. A. Parenteau 81 20 33 53 -8 46 26 LW Matt Moulson 82 31 22 53 -10 24 40 RW Michael Grabner 76 34 18 52 13 10 57 RW Blake Comeau 77 24 22 46 -17 43 51 C Frans Nielsen 71 13 31 44 13 38 12 C Josh Bailey 70 11 17 28 -13 37 47 D Andrew MacDonald 60 4 23 27 9 37 36 D Travis Hamonic 62 5 21 26 4 103 38 D Jack Hillen 64 4 18 22 -5 45 44 C Rob Schremp^‡ 45 10 12 22 -19 12 20 D James Wisniewski^‡ 32 3 18 21 -18 18 21 RW Kyle Okposo 38 5 15 20 3 40 27 D Milan Jurcina 46 4 13 17 -4 30 24 D Radek Martinek 64 3 13 16 -5 35 17 LW Matt Martin 68 5 9 14 -13 147 93 C Doug Weight 18 2 7 9 -3 10 28 C Zenon Konopka 82 2 7 9 -14 307 58 LW Jesse Joensuu 42 6 3 9 -6 33 8 D Bruno Gervais 53 0 6 6 -14 30 42 D Dylan Reese 27 0 6 6 -12 15 6 D Ty Wishart 20 1 4 5 5 10 16 LW Jon Sim 34 1 3 4 -10 22 7 RW Trent Hunter 17 1 3 4 -3 23 10 D Mike Mottau 20 0 3 3 -12 8 4 D Mark Eaton 34 0 3 3 -2 8 37 C Jeremy Colliton 15 2 1 3 -7 10 59 C Micheal Haley 27 2 1 3 -4 85 25 RW Nino Niederreiter 9 1 1 2 -1 8 14 LW Trevor Gillies 39 2 0 2 -3 165 81 C Justin DiBenedetto 8 0 1 1 -2 2 71 D Mark Katic 11 0 1 1 -9 4 49 RW Rhett Rakhshani 2 0 0 0 -1 0 29 D Jamie Doornbosch 1 0 0 0 -1 0 55 D Shane Sims 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
# Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM 39 Rick DiPietro 26 1533 8 14 4 88 3.44 773 .886 1 0 1 25 30 Dwayne Roloson^‡ 20 1206 6 13 1 53 2.64 629 .916 0 0 1 2 35 Al Montoya 21 1154 9 5 5 46 2.39 585 .921 1 0 1 2 60 Kevin Poulin 10 491 4 2 1 20 2.44 262 .924 0 0 0 0 52 Nathan Lawson 10 384 1 4 2 26 4.06 243 .893 0 0 0 0 1 Mikko Koskinen 4 208 2 1 0 15 4.33 118 .873 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Islanders. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Islanders only.

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Reached
Dwayne Roloson^[19]	NHL First Star of the Week	December 27, 2010
Michael Grabner^[20]	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 31, 2011
Michael Grabner^[21]	NHL First Star of the Week	February 14, 2011
Michael Grabner^[22]	NHL Rookie of the Month	February 2011
Doug Weight^[23]	King Clancy Memorial Trophy	June 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Nino Niederreiter	1st Career NHL Game	October 9, 2010
James Wisniewski	100th Career NHL Point	October 11, 2010
Nino Niederreiter	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 13, 2010
Nino Niederreiter	1st Career NHL Assist	October 21, 2010
Matt Martin	1st Career NHL Goal	October 29, 2010
Radek Martinek	400th Career NHL Game	October 30, 2010
John Tavares	100th Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Travis Hamonic	1st Career NHL Game	November 24, 2010
Travis Hamonic	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 2, 2010
Rhett Rakhshani	1st Career NHL Game	December 13, 2010
Nathan Lawson	1st Career NHL Game	December 18, 2010
Blake Comeau	200th Career NHL Game	December 23, 2010
Frans Nielsen	200th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2010
Kevin Poulin	1st Career NHL Game	January 6, 2011
Bruno Gervais	300th Career NHL Game	January 8, 2011
Kevin Poulin	1st Career NHL Win	January 8, 2011
Blake Comeau	100th Career NHL Point	January 11, 2011
Trevor Gillies	1st Career NHL Goal	January 13, 2011
Rick DiPietro	300th Career NHL Game	January 23, 2011
Travis Hamonic	1st Career NHL Goal	February 1, 2011
Kyle Okposo	100th Career NHL Point	February 1, 2011
Mikko Koskinen	1st Career NHL Game	February 8, 2011
Mikko Koskinen	1st Career NHL Win	February 10, 2011
Frans Nielson	100th Career NHL Point	February 10, 2011
Micheal Haley	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 11, 2011
John Tavares	100th Career NHL Point	February 13, 2011
Ty Wishart	1st Career NHL Goal	February 13, 2011
Nathan Lawson	1st Career NHL Win	February 15, 2011
Matt Moulson	100th Career NHL Point	February 22, 2011
Mark Katic	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 24, 2011
Micheal Haley	1st Career NHL Assist	February 24, 2011
Justin DiBenedetto	1st Career NHL Game	March 1, 2011
Andrew MacDonald	100th Career NHL Game	March 5, 2011
Justin DiBenedetto	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	March 8, 2011
Josh Bailey	200th Career NHL Game	March 15, 2011
Radek Martinek	100th Career NHL Point	March 18, 2011
P. A. Parenteau	100th Career NHL Game	March 22, 2011
Shane Sims	1st Career NHL Game	April 9, 2011

Transactions

The Islanders have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details May 25, 2010^[24] To New York Rangers Jyri Niemi To New York Islanders 6th-round pick in 2010 June 25, 2010^[25] To Chicago Blackhawks 2nd-round pick in 2010 2nd-round pick in 2010 To New York Islanders 1st-round pick in 2010 June 26, 2010^[26] To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2010 To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2011 June 26, 2010^[26] To Atlanta Thrashers 6th-round pick in 2010 6th-round pick in 2010 To New York Islanders 5th-round pick in 2011 July 30, 2010^[27] To Anaheim Ducks Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011^[a] To New York Islanders James Wisniewski December 28, 2010^[28] To Montreal Canadiens James Wisniewski To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2011 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2012^[b] January 1, 2011^[29] To Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson To New York Islanders Ty Wishart February 9, 2011^[30] To Phoenix Coyotes 6th-round pick in 2011 To New York Islanders Al Montoya

Condition satisfied. Condition not satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Mark Eaton^[31] Pittsburgh Penguins Two years, $5 million Milan Jurcina^[31] Washington Capitals One year, $1 million P. A. Parenteau^[32] New York Rangers One year, $600,000 Zenon Konopka^[32] Tampa Bay Lightning One year, $600,000 Jeremy Yablonski^[33] Binghamton Senators One year, $500,000 Andy Hilbert^[34] Minnesota Wild One year, $575,000 Rob Hisey^[34] Springfield Falcons One year, $500,000 entry-level contract Mike Mottau^[35] New Jersey Devils Two years, $1.6 million Jeremy Colliton^[36] Bridgeport Sound Tigers One-year, $500,000 Joel Martin^[37] Odessa Jackalopes One-year, $500,000 Matt Campanale^[38] University of New Hampshire Amateur Tryout Contract Jamie Doornbosch^[39] Kitchener Rangers Amateur Tryout Contract Tyler McNeely^[40] Northeastern University 1 year, $525,000 entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Martin Biron^[41] New York Rangers Two years, $1.75 million Tim Jackman^[42] Calgary Flames Two years, $1.1 million Trevor Smith^[43] Anaheim Ducks One-year, $550,000 Jeremy Reich^[44] Boston Bruins One-year, $500,000 Greg Mauldin^[45] Colorado Avalanche One-year, $500,000 Joel Rechlicz^[46] Hershey Bears undisclosed Jeff Tambellini^[47] Vancouver Canucks One-year, $500,000 Brendan Witt^[48] TBD contract bought out Sean Bergenheim^[49] Tampa Bay Lightning One-year, $700,000 Freddy Meyer^[50] Atlanta Thrashers One-year, $600,000 Richard Park^[51] Geneve-Servette HC Three years

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Michael Grabner Florida Panthers October 5, 2010^[52] Evgeni Nabokov Detroit Red Wings January 22, 2011^[53]

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Rob Schremp^[54] Atlanta Thrashers February 28, 2011

Players signings Player Contract terms Date signed Travis Hamonic^[55] 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract May 27, 2010 Nathan Lawson^[56] 1 year, $500,000 July 2, 2010 Dylan Reese^[57] 1 year, $551,250 July 9, 2010 Dustin Kohn^[58] 1 year, $593,250 July 15, 2010 Rob Schremp^[59] 1 year, $786,500 July 15, 2010 Matt Moulson^[60] 1 year, $2.45 million July 27, 2010 Jon Sim^[61] 1 year, $650,000 August 3, 2010 Doug Weight^[62] 1 year, $850,000 August 31, 2010 Nino Niederreiter^[63] 3 year entry-level contract September 21, 2010 Milan Jurcina^[64] 1 year, $1.6 million contract extension January 5, 2011 Matt Moulson^[65] 3 years, $9.4 million contract extension January 27, 2011 P. A. Parenteau^[66] 1 year, $1.25 million contract extension February 17, 2011 Aaron Ness^[67] 3 years, $2.375 million entry-level contract March 16, 2011 Al Montoya^[68] 1 year, $601,000 contract extension March 29, 2011 Matt Donovan^[69] 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract March 30, 2011 Shane Sims^[70] Amateur Tryout contract April 9, 2011

Draft picks

Main article: 2010 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick #	Player	Nationality	Position	Prior team	Prior league
1	5	Nino Niederreiter	Switzerland	LW	Portland Winterhawks	WHL
1	30 (from Chicago)	Brock Nelson	United States	C	Warroad High School	USHS-MN
3	65	Kirill Kabanov	Russia	LW	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL
3	82 (from Phoenix)	Jason Clark	United States	LW/C	Shattuck-Saint Mary's	Midget Major AAA
5	125	Tony DeHart	United States	D	Oshawa Generals	OHL
7	185	Cody Rosen	Canada	G	Clarkson University	ECAC

Farm teams

Bridgeport Sound Tigers

The Islanders' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the 2010–11 season.

Kalamazoo Wings

On July 27, 2010, the Islanders signed an affiliation agreement with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL for the 2010–11 season.^[71]

Odessa Jackalopes

The Odessa Jackalopes remain New York's Central Hockey League affiliate for the 2010–11 season.

Louisiana IceGators

On October 18, 2010, the Islanders signed an affiliation agreement with the Louisiana IceGators of the SPHL for the 2010–11 season.^[72]

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51. RICHARD PARK SIGNS THREE-YEAR DEAL WITH SWISS TEAM
52. "ISLANDERS CLAIM MICHAEL GRABNER OFF WAIVERS". New York Islanders. October 5, 2010. from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
53. "Islanders Claim Nabokov Off Waivers". New York Islanders. January 22, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
54. Thrashers Claim Forward Rob Schremp Off Waivers from New York Islanders
55. HAMONIC SIGNS ENTRY LEVEL DEAL
56. LAWSON AGREES TO TERMS ON QUALIFYING OFFER
57. REESE AGREES TO QUALIFYING OFFER
58. KOHN AGREES TO QUALIFYING OFFER
59. SCHREMP AGREES TO QUALIFYING OFFER
60. MOULSON AGREES TO TERMS ON A ONE-YEAR DEAL
61. SIM SET TO RETURN FOR 2010-11
62. THE CAPTAIN RETURNS
63. ISLANDERS SIGN FIRST ROUND PICK NINO NIEDERREITER
64. Jurcina Agrees to Terms on One-Year Extension
65. Moulson Agrees to Terms on Three-Year Deal
66. Parenteau Agrees to Terms on One-Year Extension
67. Islanders Agree to Terms on Entry-Level Contract with Ness
68. Islanders Agree To Terms On A One-Year Extension With Montoya
69. Donovan Agrees To Terms On Entry-Level Deal
70. Islanders Agree To Terms With Defenseman Shane Sims On Amateur Tryout Contract
71. ISLANDERS SIGN ECHL AGREEMENT WITH KALAMAZOO
72. IceGators Announce NHL Affiliation

External links

• 2010–11 New York Islanders season at ESPN
• 2010–11 New York Islanders season at Hockey Reference