The Defense Dilemma

With a long term injury to Mark Streit the big question is what do the Islanders do now, if anything.  With 7 other defensemen on 1 way contracts and 2 defense prospects who are very close to ready for thr NHL (Calvin de Hann and Travis Hamonic) odds are the Isles can fill from within, but just to have all bases covered I thought I would run down some possible replacements through the free agent market.  I know trades have been rumored, especially for Sheldon Souray, but people in the know see to have shot all of these down.  So here is a selection of guys the Isles could try to fill Streits big skates without giving anything up:

Marc-Andre Bergeron-  Former Islander who has a huge booming shot.  Been known to be lackluster defensively, but seemed to improve on that after leaving the Island.  34 points in 60 games last year in Montreal in a limited role, mostly playing the power play is pretty decent.

Mathieu Schneider-  Another former Islander who excels on the offensive side of the game.  Known to be a good friend of Garth Snow and from what I heard enjoyed his time on the team.  Only played 25 games in the NHL last year with 9 points.  Is 41 years old and would only be a very short term fix.

Kim Johnsson-  3 year run in Philadelphia where he averaged 40 points a year.  Averaged 20 a year most of his time in defensive minded Minnesota.  Has had concussion problems last year and his stats have tailed off for the past few years. 

Anders Eriksson-  Had shown some playmaking ability over the years especially in the AHL, but has shown some skill at the NHL level, but it seems sporadic.  Not sure if it's due to the system he played in on each team or if he is streaky from year to year.  And on a positive note, he's already here.

Brendan Witt-  Just kidding.

These are just a few options but they seem to be the ones that make more sense.  Would love to hear your comments on what you think of these options or if you think there is a better option to try to fill the huge gap left by the absence of the Isles top defensman.