NY Islanders Sign Forward Gillies to One-Year Extension

The New York Islanders have announced that they have signed left wing Trevor Gillies to a one-year contract extension. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. He would have been an unrestricted free agent on July 1. In 14 games with the Islanders this past season, he had one assist and 75 penalty minutes. He signed as a free agent with the team on January 28. In 15 career NHL games with the Anaheim Ducks and New York Islanders, he has one assist and 96 penalty minutes. This is nothing more than a depth signing for the Islanders. Gillies is a very tough forward who will provide lots of toughness and grit to the team's line-up, although he has no offensive upside whatsoever. If he makes the team in the fall, it will likely be as a fourth line forward.