The Islanders continue to take care of their AHL restricted free agents. PuckPedia reports (Twitter link) that they’ve re-signed defenseman Mitchell Vande Sompel to a two-year, two-way contract. He’ll make $700K in the NHL and $90K in the AHL next season while those numbers jump to $750K and $125K respectively for 2021-22.
The 23-year-old was a third-round pick (82nd overall) of the Islanders back in 2015 and he showed some offensive promise in his first two seasons with AHL Bridgeport and put up 10 goals and 21 assists in 70 games in 2018-19. However, Vande Sompel suffered an arm injury in training camp that put an end to his 2019-20 campaign before it even got underway.
While Vande Sompel, who also has played as a right winger at times going back to junior, has to clear waivers next season, that seems like a probable outcome considering how much time he has missed. But over these next couple of seasons, he could play his way into the NHL mix if he can pick up from where he left off back in 2019.