DALLAS — Boy, how things have fallen into place for the Islanders. And it’s all happened so fast.
The total restructuring of the organization that continued with the hiring of Barry Trotz as the new head coach on Thursday could only have been thought of as fantasy a few months ago.
And if negotiations with captain John Tavares continue to progress — if the sides close what now seems like a very small gap and Tavares re-signs rather than hits free agency on July 1 — then it really will seem like the Islanders have completely turned the corner.