Islanders' Lamoriello rules out Tavares sign-and-trade
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New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello said there's zero chance of a sign-and-trade for John Tavares, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun.
Teams around the league can begin courting Tavares on June 25, but he's free to re-up with the Islanders at any point. He's officially an unrestricted free agent as of July 1.
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Tavares, 27, just completed a six-year contract that paid him $5.5 million annually. Considering his 84-point output in 2017-18 and a league-wide salary-cap increase of nearly $5 million next season, he could potentially double his salary.