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MONTREAL \u2014 Ahead of hitting restricted free agency this summer, Noah Dobson has switched agencies, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n
Dobson is now represented by Wasserman Hockey, having dropped Andrew Maloney of Maloney and Thompson.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Islanders defenseman is in the midst of a down season and currently dealing with a right leg injury suffered on Martin Luther King Jr. Day against Columbus. He is expected to start skating during the 4 Nations break.<\/p>\n
Dobson was eligible to sign a contract extension last summer but chose to wait, knowing that the salary cap was set to rise. <\/p>\n
With the jump set to be more than originally anticipated, that piece of decision-making will likely pay off.<\/p>\n
Though a restricted free agent, Dobson has more leverage than a typical RFA. He is arbitration-eligible and could choose to go for a short-term deal that bridges him to unrestricted free agency at age 27 \u2014 when the cap will be even higher \u2014 if he wants. <\/p>\n
The salary-cap jump also means more teams will have room for a potential offer sheet this summer, though that is generally not a move restricted free agents make.<\/p>\n
Dobson\u2019s name has popped up in trade rumors recently, but it is not believed the Islanders are looking to move him.<\/p>\n
Though Dobson\u2019s season has not gone according to plan \u2014 he has just 24 points in 46 games after recording 70 a year ago \u2014 he is likely to be a cornerstone of the Islanders\u2019 future as a top-pair defenseman in his mid-20s who is still getting better.<\/p>\n
The question for his next contract is how this season affects Dobson\u2019s value in the context of the cap climb.<\/p>\n
If he signs long term, it figures that Dobson\u2019s value should be in the $8-10 million range \u2014 figures that have typically been reserved for superstar-level defensemen in recent seasons. <\/p>\n
That is likely going to change with the cap ballooning over the next three seasons, but it is a question whether the Islanders are comfortable going there.<\/p>\n
The Islanders also have to get Alexander Romanov re-signed as a restricted free agent, along with Simon Holmstrom and Max Tsyplakov.<\/p>\n
That is without mentioning the current top order of business, figuring out Brock Nelson\u2019s future ahead of the trade deadline. <\/p>\n
Kyle Palmieri, who along with Nelson will be an unrestricted free agent this summer, is also a possibility to move ahead of the March 7 deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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