One of the New York Islanders strengths is the amount of young quality defenseman they have throughout the organization. The depth can be used to improve the big club.
7 Defenseman
The Islanders and Barry Trotz had a good problem to have this past season. When Devon Toews arrived the Isles had too many NHL defenseman.
Once Thomas Hickey was healthy he found himself watching the games from the stands because the Isles had seven blueliners for six spots. One would think Lou Lamoriello will use this depth to help the team in another area, specifically a top scoring forward.