The New York Islanders signed forward Tyce Thompson to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday, according to PuckPedia. The deal is worth $775,000 in the NHL and $175,000 in the minors, with $200,000 guaranteed.
When Tyce Thompson woke up on Sunday morning, he did so to a phone call from Dan MacKinnon, the assistant general manager of the New Jersey Devils, informing him he’d been traded.
The New Jersey Devils have been known as a franchise that knows when to fold ’em. Tom Fitzgerald has traded players who are talented but don’t fit the mold anymore.