RALEIGH, N.C. — Had Mike Reilly been offered another contract by the Islanders during the offseason, he likely would have taken it.

That, however, never came to pass.

“I met with Lou [Lamoriello] after the season. It was kinda, let’s see how things shake out here with the rest of the team and stuff and see where it goes,” Reilly, now with the Hurricanes, said Thursday before the Islanders lost 6-2 to Carolina . “And obviously, they let him go. There wasn’t too much from New York at all.

Carolina’s Mike Reilly fist bumps teammates after scoring a goal during the Islanders’ 6-2 road loss to the Hurricanes on Oct. 30, 2025. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

“I think my agent [Pat Brisson] talked to [Mathieu] Darche once, early June or so. There was nothing there. If there was an opportu

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