Maybe Doug Weight, who has been an important part of the Islanders’ front office since 2011-12, is destined to become the franchise’s next Al Arbour.
Maybe the 40 games he coached — perhaps coaxing the team to a 24-12-4 record and a shot at finishing eighth in the East following a shipwreck first half under Jack Capuano — was all the organization needed to see in order to appoint one of the greatest American players in NHL history to the full-time position behind the bench.
And maybe the Islanders got it right this time.
But — and there always seems to be a “but” when it comes to the Islanders — it is impossible to understand the process by which this decision was made.