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NHL Draft is Lou Lamoriello’s time to begin Isles’ makeover

Only Lou knows what Lou is going to do.

But what needs to be done to improve the Islanders is not necessarily a secret.

Which is why the Islanders, under the direction of new president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, are expected to be among the more active teams at the NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Islanders have two picks in Friday night’s first round at Nos. 11 and 12 and eight picks total over the seven rounds.

“The draft, in of itself, is pretty defensemen heavy, which suits the Islanders,” said former Islanders goalie Kevin Weekes, now an analyst for the NHL Network.