The Islanders are retaining a key piece on their blueline. 

New York is re-signing defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year, $1.75 million extension. 

DeAngelo spent the early part of last season playing in the KHL, but after he and the team mutually agreed to terminate his contract he landed back in the pros with an Islanders team decimated by injuries.  

With Noah Dobson and Mike Reilly out long-term, New York turned to the former first-round pick to provide an offensive spark, and he did just that -- producing a goal and five assists over his first 10 games. 

DeAngelo ended up sticking on a league-minimum deal for the remainder of the season.

He was able to continue his strong play down the stretch as the Isles battled towards a potential playoff spot before ultimately falling short -- finishing with a total of 19 points across 35 games. 

At seasons end, DeAngelo said he hoped to work something out this summer. 

"I loved it here," he said. "It worked out great. I wasn’t nervous when I made the choice to sign here. I made some poor choices as far as things went in my career on when to leave a team and go to a different team -- so you never know what's gonna happen, but this one has been a home run."

With Dobson traded to the Canadiens ahead of the draft, DeAngelo figures to slot into a prominent role next season, and he could potentially find himself quarterbacking the Isles’ top power-play unit. 

An addition between the pipes

The Isles are also adding another piece to their goalie rotation, bringing in David Rittich on a one-year deal.

First-year GM Mathieu Darche recently indicated that they could look to make a move between the pipes in free agency with veteran backup Semyon Varlamov still working his way back from injury.

Rittich comes to the Island having played in parts of nine pro seasons with the Kings, Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Calgary Flames.

He appeared in 31 games last season with Los Angeles -- posting a .886 save percentage and 2.84 GAA.