# 2010–11 New York Islanders season

The 2010–11 New York Islanders season was the 39th season in franchise history.
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.
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.
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.
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. These injuries effectively removed two top-line players for the Islanders, as they were expected to remain out for three and six months, respectively.
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. 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. 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).
The Islanders finished the regular season having scored the most shorthanded goals, with 15.

## 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 vte :
| | | 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 | vte | 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)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionRecordRecap
1September 29 (in Saskatoon, SK)Calgary Flames3 – 2New York Islanders (SS)DiPietro0–1–0
2September 29New York Islanders1 – 3Philadelphia FlyersRoloson0–2–0
3October 1New York Islanders3 – 4New Jersey DevilsRoloson0–3–0
4October 2New Jersey Devils1 – 2New York Islanders (SS)DiPietro1–3–0
5October 2 (in Quebec City, Quebec)Montreal Canadiens7 – 2New York Islanders (SS)Legace1–4–0
(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)
GameOctoberOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
19Dallas Stars4-5 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,351)0–0–11
211New York Rangers6-4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,748)1–0–13
313@ Washington Capitals1-2Verizon Center (18,398)1–1–13
415@ Pittsburgh Penguins2-3 (OT)Consol Energy Center (18,195)1–1–24
516Colorado Avalanche5-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,127)2–1–26
618@ Toronto Maple Leafs2-1 (OT)Air Canada Centre (19,086)3–1–28
721@ Tampa Bay Lightning3-2 (OT)St. Pete Times Forum (13,333)4–1–210
823@ Florida Panthers3-4BankAtlantic Center (15,071)4–2–210
927@ Montreal Canadiens3-5Bell Centre (21,273)4–3–210
1029Montreal Canadiens1-3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,922)4–4–210
1130@ Philadelphia Flyers1-6Wachovia Center (19,613)4–5–210 :
November: 1-7-3, 5 Points (home: 1-3-1; road: 0-4-2)
GameNovemberOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
123@ Carolina Hurricanes2-7RBC Center (13,043)4–6–210
134@ Ottawa Senators1-4Scotiabank Place (17,752)4–7–210
146Philadelphia Flyers1-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,078)4–8–210
1510@ Anaheim Ducks0-1Honda Center (14,393)4–9–210
1611@ San Jose Sharks1-2 (SO)HP Pavilion (17,562)4–9–311
1713@ Los Angeles Kings1-5Staples Center (18,118)4–10–311
1817Tampa Bay Lightning2-4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,025)4–11–311
1920Florida Panthers1-4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,157)4–12–311
2021@ Atlanta Thrashers1-2 (OT)Philips Arena (10,066)4–12–412
2124Columbus Blue Jackets3-4 (OT)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,652)4–12–513
2226New Jersey Devils2-0Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,897)5–12–515 :
December: 6-7-1, 13 Points (home: 4-3-1; road: 2-4-0)
GameDecemberOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
232New York Rangers5-6Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,742)5–13–515
243@ New York Rangers0-2Madison Square Garden (18,200)5–14–515
255Philadelphia Flyers2-3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,773)5–15–515
269@ Boston Bruins2-5TD Garden (17,565)5–16–515
2711Atlanta Thrashers4-5Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,056)5–17–515
2813@ Nashville Predators0-5Bridgestone Arena (14,314)5–18–515
2916Anaheim Ducks3-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,659)6–18–517
3018Phoenix Coyotes3-4 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,433)6–18–618
3122Tampa Bay Lightning2-1 (OT)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,324)7–18–620
3223@ New Jersey Devils5-1Prudential Center (13,312)8–18–622
3326Montreal Canadiens4-1Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,136)9–18–624
3427@ New York Rangers2-7Madison Square Garden (18,200)9–19–624
3529Pittsburgh Penguins2-1 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,345)10–19–626
3631@ Detroit Red Wings4-3 (OT)Joe Louis Arena (20,066)11–19–628 :
January: 4-8-1, 9 Points (home: 1-5-1; road: 3-3-0)
GameJanuaryOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
373@ Calgary Flames5-2Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289)12–19–630
386@ Edmonton Oilers1-2Rexall Place (16,839)12–20–630
398@ Colorado Avalanche4-3 (OT)Pepsi Center (15,171)13–20–632
409@ Chicago Blackhawks0-5United Center (21,205)13–21–632
4111Vancouver Canucks3-4 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,913)13–21–733
4213Ottawa Senators4-6Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,670)13–22–733
4315Buffalo Sabres5-3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,223)14–22–735
4417New Jersey Devils2-5Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,119)14–23–735
4520Washington Capitals1-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,119)14–24–735
4621@ Buffalo Sabres5-2HSBC Arena (18,690)15–24–737
4723Buffalo Sabres3-5Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,120)15–25–737
4825@ Pittsburgh Penguins0-1Consol Energy Center (18,225)15–26–737
4926Carolina Hurricanes2-4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,976)15–27–737 :
February: 8-5-1, 17 Points (home: 4-3-0; road: 4-2-1)
GameFebruaryOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
501@ Atlanta Thrashers4-1Philips Arena (11,176)16–27–739
512@ Pittsburgh Penguins0-3Consol Energy Center (18,142)16–28–739
525Ottawa Senators5-3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,415)17–28–741
538Toronto Maple Leafs3-5Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,249)17–29–741
5410@ Montreal Canadiens4-3 (SO)Bell Centre (21,273)18–29–743
5511Pittsburgh Penguins9-3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,888)19–29–745
5613@ Buffalo Sabres7-6 (OT)HSBC Arena (18,690)20–29–747
5715@ Ottawa Senators4-3 (SO)Scotiabank Place (17,565)21–29–749
5817Boston Bruins3-6Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,478)21–30–749
5919Los Angeles Kings3-0Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,119)22–30–751
6021Florida Panthers5-1Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,729)23–30–753
6122@ Toronto Maple Leafs1-2Air Canada Centre (19,459)23–31–753
6224@ Philadelphia Flyers3-4 (OT)Wachovia Center (19,776)23–31–854
6326Washington Capitals2-3Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250)23–32–854 :
March: 7-4-4, 18 Points (home: 5-2-1; road: 2-2-3)
GameMarchOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
641@ Washington Capitals1-2 (OT)Verizon Center (18,398)23–32–955
652Minnesota Wild4-1Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,098)24–32–957
665St. Louis Blues5-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,354)25–32–959
676New Jersey Devils2-3 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,893)25–32–1060
688Toronto Maple Leafs4-3 (OT)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,217)26–32–1062
6911Boston Bruins4-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (12,119)27–32–1064
7012@ New Jersey Devils2-3 (OT)Prudential Center (17,625)27–32–1165
7115@ New York Rangers3-6Madison Square Garden (18,200)27–33–1165
7218@ Carolina Hurricanes2-3 (SO)RBC Center (17,686)27–33–1266
7319@ Florida Panthers4-3 (SO)BankAtlantic Center (16,502)28–33–1268
7422@ Tampa Bay Lightning5-2St. Pete Times Forum (17,400)29–33–1270
7524Atlanta Thrashers1-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,874)29–34–1270
7626Philadelphia Flyers1-4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (15,458)29–35–1270
7730@ New Jersey Devils2-3Prudential Center (16,252)29–36–1270
7831New York Rangers6-2Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250)30–36–1272 :
April: 0-3-1, 1 Points (home: 0-1-1; road: 0-2-0)
GameAprilOpponentScoreLocation/AttendanceRecordPoints
792Carolina Hurricanes2-4Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250)30–37–1272
806@ Boston Bruins2-3TD Garden (17,565)30–38–1272
818Pittsburgh Penguins3-4 (SO)Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (16,250)30–38–1373
829@ Philadelphia Flyers4-7Wachovia Center (19,909)30–39–1373 :

## 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 | NHL First Star of the Week | December 27, 2010 |
| Michael Grabner | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 31, 2011 |
| Michael Grabner | NHL First Star of the Week | February 14, 2011 |
| Michael Grabner | NHL Rookie of the Month | February 2011 |
| Doug Weight | King Clancy Memorial Trophy | June 2011 |

### 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 | Details |
| May 25, 2010 | To New York Rangers Jyri Niemi | To New York Islanders 6th-round pick in 2010 |
| June 25, 2010 | 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 | To Colorado Avalanche 4th-round pick in 2010 | To New York Islanders 3rd-round pick in 2011 |
| June 26, 2010 | 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 | To Anaheim Ducks Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011 | To New York Islanders James Wisniewski |
| December 28, 2010 | To Montreal Canadiens James Wisniewski | To New York Islanders 2nd-round pick in 2011 Conditional 5th-round pick in 2012 |
| January 1, 2011 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson | To New York Islanders Ty Wishart |
| February 9, 2011 | To Phoenix Coyotes 6th-round pick in 2011 | To New York Islanders Al Montoya |
Players signings
PlayerContract termsDate signed
Travis Hamonic3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contractMay 27, 2010
Nathan Lawson1 year, $500,000July 2, 2010
Dylan Reese1 year, $551,250July 9, 2010
Dustin Kohn1 year, $593,250July 15, 2010
Rob Schremp1 year, $786,500July 15, 2010
Matt Moulson1 year, $2.45 millionJuly 27, 2010
Jon Sim1 year, $650,000August 3, 2010
Doug Weight1 year, $850,000August 31, 2010
Nino Niederreiter3 year entry-level contractSeptember 21, 2010
Milan Jurcina1 year, $1.6 million contract extensionJanuary 5, 2011
Matt Moulson3 years, $9.4 million contract extensionJanuary 27, 2011
P. A. Parenteau1 year, $1.25 million contract extensionFebruary 17, 2011
Aaron Ness3 years, $2.375 million entry-level contractMarch 16, 2011
Al Montoya1 year, $601,000 contract extensionMarch 29, 2011
Matt Donovan3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contractMarch 30, 2011
Shane SimsAmateur Tryout contractApril 9, 2011 :

## Draft picks

| 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.

### 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.