The New York Islanders, Sabres, and Canadiens almost completed a major trade. According to Sportsnet’ Eric Engels, the deal would have seen Ryan O’Reilly to Montreal and Pacioretty to the Islanders.
Just the other day Eyes on Isles posted that trading for Pacioretty would have been a mistake.
If the Islanders went through with the trade, their firepower would be even stronger than it is now. It would have also come at a perfect time to perhaps entice John Tavares. If the Islanders got Pacioretty he would certainly play alongside the Islanders’ captain.