UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 29: New York Islander GM Lou Lamoriello chats with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on February 29, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The New York Islanders (or any other NHL team) won’t make moves until they know when the 20-21 season will begin.
This is an offseason unlike any other. It’s the middle of November and the New York Islanders 2020-21 season has yet to begin. And based on the divide between the NHL and NHLPA we have no idea when it might begin.