Back in 2015, New York Islanders general manager Garth Snow watched Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney blow straight past Mathew Barzal in favor of three kids that would all go on to fail their conditioning tests.
Snow acted quickly, knowing that Peter Chiarelli’s Edmonton Oilers held the 16th overall pick—and how much he valued the Isles then-top defensive prospect, Griffin Reinhart.
One phone call later, Reinhart was sent packing back to Edmonton—where he captained the Oil Kings to a WHL championship—and in return, the Islanders received the 16th and 33rd overall picks.