So the Expansion Draft is complete. The New York Islanders lost Jordan Eberle, who might be the Seattle Kraken’s best player right now. It is a close race between him and Yanni Gourde.
It appears that his RW1 slot is a spot in the lineup the Islanders feel they can upgrade, especially with all this newfound cap space. But from the curious decision to protect Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck over Josh Bailey and Eberle to Seattle actually selecting Eberle, GM Lou Lamoriello either feels like gambling with his roster this summer, or he has a plan to maximize all that cap space.