LANDOVER, MD - MARCH 20: Glenn Healy #35 of the New York Islanders clears the puck during a NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on March 20, 1990 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
In seven days from now, the New York Islanders will have to submit a list to the Seattle Kracken of players they plan on protecting. Nine times in the Islanders’ history, they’ve participated in Expansion Drafts, dating back to 1974.
What I wanted to do was look at every player that they’ve lost in expansion and see if there’s a trend in either the position or the caliber of player they tend to lose.