EAST MEADOW, NEW YORK - JANUARY 04: General Manager Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders attends practice during training camp at Northwell Health Ice Center at Eisenhower Park on January 04, 2021 in East Meadow, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Going into the roster freeze prior to the expansion draft, the New York Islanders had two goals. Create cap space and make sure to not be forced into exposing an important piece of the blue line to the Seattle Kraken through the expansion draft.
Leading up to the roster freeze Lou had already created $4.