Anders Lee isn\u2019t going to push Islanders for new contract \u2014 yet

There is not a lot Anders Lee can do about it right now, but he knows how this story ends if it drags into the season.

The Islanders left wing is entering the final year of a contract that paid him $3.75 million per season and would be due a substantial raise if he reaches unrestricted free agency come July 1. At 27 years old, Lee has proven himself to be one of the best net-front players in the NHL. He scored a career-high 40 goals last season, one of just eight players in the league to eclipse that mark.

Negotiations haven’t started in earnest between his camp and new team president Lou Lamoriello, yet Lee didn’t seem too worried about it.

“I think when that stuff falls into place, I’ll know,” Lee told The Post on the first day of on-ice training camp Friday. “But now, we haven’t had those conversations. But things are in a good spot. Both sides understand that we have other things to worry about.”

This past year, Lee watched as his center and the team’s captain, John Tavares, played the same game, never signing an extension before leaving the Islanders with empty hands as he inked a free-agent deal to play for his hometown Maple Leafs. It was a brutal loss for the franchise, which chose not to trade Tavares at the deadline when he was refusing to sign an extension then got burned when he left.

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“You see the pros and cons. You learn from the good ways of doing it, the bad ways of doing it. Every case is different,” Lee said. “Everyone has an individual case, what’s best for the family, what’s best for what their goals are. There are a lot of things behind the scenes that don’t get put out there.”

Lamoriello might be playing this one a little close to the vest — shocker — just waiting to see how the season starts to unfold. Along with Lee, he also has two more key players with one year on their contracts in Jordan Eberle and Brock Nelson. If things go south fast, the trade options might be the best avenues for Lamoriello to explore.

But players like Lee don’t come around very often, and it sure seems like he wants to stay — as long as the contract is equitable.

“I love it here, and I think that’s not going to change or anything like that,” Lee said. “So we’ll just play it by ear and worry about hockey right now.”