Mike Milbury completely derailed the New York Islanders. It’s almost impossible for someone to mess up as much as he did when he was running the show for the Islanders from 1995 to 2006.
Milbury drafted and traded away two locks for the NHL hall of fame in Roberto Luongo and Zdeno Chara. Yes, he didn’t know that they would be Hall of Famers at the time but the way that he gave up on players was mind-numbing.
Let’s break down the Roberto Luongo situation, since he just called it a career. In 1997 the Islanders took Luongo fourth overall.