The big picture for the New York Islanders in terms of how the rest of the season plays out has a much different outlook than this time last year. When the calendar hit January 1st, 2019, everyone was asking are the Islanders a playoff team. This New Years Day everyone is asking can the Isles be an Eastern Conference contender.
Lou Lamoriello's history shows he is an aggressive general manager. Having said that Lou is aggressive when he can obtain a player that he believes is the right fit for his hockey club.
Lou is not going to make a trade for the sake of making a trade.