EAST MEADOW, NEW YORK - JANUARY 04: General Manager Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders attends practice during training camp at Northwell Health Ice Center at Eisenhower Park on January 04, 2021 in East Meadow, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The dust has settled (barely) on the New York Islanders big trade from last night. Lou Lamoriello needed to add to the Isles forward core and he did it in a big way by plucking two guys he knows pretty well from his former team.
The trade clearly signals to Lou’s Islanders squad and to the NHL in general that the New York Islanders are going for it this year.