Islanders sign Emil Heineman, Maxim Shabanov on Day 2 of NHL free agency
NY Post
Day 2 of free agency ended up being busy for the Islanders.
They inked restricted free agent Emil Heineman to a two-year deal that came in at $1.1 million per year, according to a source.
Then they signed Russian free agent Maxim Shabanov to a one-year deal at $975,000, per sources, landing the top European free agent for the second straight summer after signing Maxim Tsyplakov a year ago.
The Post first reported last October that the Islanders were interested in Shabanov, a winger who played this past season with Traktor Chelyabinsk.
That interest continued after Mathieu Darche became general manager, and the Islanders ultimately beat out a group of teams including the Rangers, Flyers and Mammoth for Shabanov’s services.
While there are questions about Shabanov’s size — the 24-year-old is 5-foot-8 and 157 pounds — he does have a proven ability to score. He had 23 goals and 44 assists in the KHL last season, and represents a low-risk bet on the part of Darche.
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