The ground shifted under the New York Islanders this summer — including, more games scheduled at their old ground in Nassau. Out went Garth Snow and Doug Weight, as many hoped. Out went John Tavares, as...wait, that wasn’t the plan.
In came a series of bodies brought in by Lou Lamoriello as he tries to initiate “culture change” with the help of Stanley Cup champion coach Barry Trotz.
A great draft takes some of the sting off the free agency mess that followed. But the Isles have a long way to go to regain respectability.