After making it to the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Islanders came into the 2021 season as one of the best teams in the NHL.
After getting off to a slow start, they’ve been just that over the past several months. A season-ending injury to one of their best players and captain, Anders Lee, came as a roadblock, but the Islanders had their sights set on acquiring a replacement.
That they got on April 7th when they acquired forwards Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac from the New Jersey Devils.