Nick Leddy #2 of the New York Islanders (Photo by Ronald C. Modra/NHL/Getty Images)
In a bigger role with the Islanders in 2021, we’re going to need to see more of Nick Leddy carrying the puck this year.
Once the Islanders traded Devon Toews it became abundantly clear that they are going to need to put Nick Leddy back in a top-four role. Now, that’s not necessarily the worst thing in the world, I don’t hate it.
Sure, in a perfect world you have both Leddy and Devon Toews on the team but the Isles couldn’t afford to pay Toews what he got from Colorado, so Leddy will be the one expected to do the lugging of the puck.