Captain Anders Lee and goalie Robin Lehner spoke glowingly of the strides the Islanders made this season and the organization’s bright future overall as the team conducted its exit interviews on Monday in East Meadow.
But whether either impending unrestricted free agent returns is one of the biggest offseason questions for president and general manager Lou Lamoriello.
“We’re going to see how we can fit them all in,” Lamoriello said of the team’s UFAs, which includes right wing Jordan Eberle and centers Brock Nelson and Valtteri Filppula. “But we’d like them back, without question.