Let me be clear right up front: I don’t think the Islanders will make a significant move by next week’s trade deadline.
Last season, with a better team and a playoff berth more likely, GM Garth Snow kept things tight, only acquiring winger Shane Prince from Ottawa for a third round pick with the clock running out. Prince is an okay enough player, but he’s (still) not anyone’s idea of a game-changing move.
As of Monday, February 20th, the Islanders sit a point out of the last playoff spot with about a dozen Eastern Conferences teams still in the mix.