The New York Islanders entered the 2015 draft without a first-round pick. That pick was sent to the Buffalo Sabres in the Thomas Vanek trade to the Islanders. The Sabres then sent that pick to Ottawa for Robin Lehner. So Garth Snow had some work to do to get back into the first round.
Thankfully, Peter Chiarelli, then GM of the Edmonton Oilers, accepted to trade the 16th overall pick and a second-round pick in 2015 to the Islanders for defenseman and 2012 fourth overall pick Griffin Reinhart.