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Islanders' top offseason priority: Get shovel in ground for new LI home

Lou Lamoriello will scour every corner for forwards. He will try for free agents. He will attempt trades. He will take a good, close look at his own franchise’s system. All of it to find the scoring help that was so obviously missing in the playoff loss.

Offense is a huge need, way up there as No. 2 on their list.

What they need most of all, though, is a shovel in the ground and a certificate that says a permanent Long Island home is on the way. Everything revolves around a new arena, and nothing comes close to being as important.