Islanders Do Not Make Any Trade Deadline Deals 2021-05-11 While the EHE Deadline day was eventful around the league, culminating in many trades including many big time names being moved to new teams, the New York Islanders did not make any transactions. The Islanders are battling for a playoff spot in the Metro division, unlikely to catch the impressive Flyers team, with a slender lead for the last playoff spot from a gaggle of teams looking to enter the final 16. "We don't need to make a deal. The solutions are already in the room" when asked for a statement from GM Tony Chiu. "We have everybody we need. Ryan Murray will be back in the lineup in a week. We've been very happy with Radim [Simek] and the minutes he's given us. Freddie and Big Save Dave have been keeping us in games." When asked about the Islanders offensive troubles and lack of efficacy on the PP, the GM had this to say: "Well, there's still some room to improve in terms 5 on 5 play, but coach AV has said he is more than comfortable with the 4 lines we are rolling now. The offense is spread out pretty evenly in the lineup, which I think is a good sign. The PP is generating some chances. Patty has to score. That's just what it is. He's getting looks, more pucks will go in eventually." Financial implications have also been cited by sources around the team regarding the lack of activity. The Islanders are close to the cap at around 72 million dollars, and while no hard internal cap has been set their cash flow limitations have made management cautious in terms of adding too much money to the payroll.