SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 21: Mark Giordano is selected by the Seattle Kraken during the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft at Gas Works Park on July 21, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Kraken is the National Hockey League's newest franchise and will begin play in October 2021. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
The opening of the 2021-22 New York Islanders training camp isn’t far away and still, there’s a gap on the team’s blueline that needs to be filled. There are no obvious options in the free agency market and it’s hard to believe that Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz will staff a blueline with an unproven rookie.