When Lou Lamoriello fired longtime New York Islanders General Manager Garth Snow he cited it as a much-needed culture change. He was absolutely right. A change needed to happen. We just didn’t know that it would happen overnight.
The Islanders haven’t been a destination since the mid to late eighties. Coaches didn’t want to come here. And players had no desire to play on Long Island. The Islanders weren’t a destination.
In 2017 then ESPN writer Craig Custance put out a piece detailing what teams that routinely made players no-trade lists. (Note: The article is behind a paywall for ESPN “Insiders”.