EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 15: Ryan Pulock #6 of the New York Islanders is congratulated by Nick Leddy #2 after scoring a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 15, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The other day I wrote about how the New York Islanders should explore trading Nick Leddy away before losing him for nothing in the Seattle expansion draft later this month. One of the biggest critiques of the piece was: “who will carry the puck”?