New York Islanders fans got a breath of fresh air on May 1, 2014, when the club acquired goaltender Jaroslav Halak from the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round draft pick that was previously owned by Chicago. Now in 2017, Snow has the duo of Halak and Thomas Greiss and while they’ve seen success, is it really enough to bring the Islanders back to the promised land?
Halak and Greiss can be the answer, but a lot has to work in their favor. Halak had great success in 2015 when he set the club’s single-season wins record and Greiss ended the 23-year playoff series win drought in 2016.