Who knows what will become of the player the Islanders might have drafted in the first round in late July, a pick that now belongs to the Devils?
Hall of Famer? Dud? Somewhere in between, most likely.
But Kyle Palmieri made sure that was the furthest thing from anyone’s mind on Sunday when he did what he was brought here to do: Score goals when they matter most, in this case two of them.
The first came 7:58 into Game 1 of the Islanders’ first-round NHL playoff series against the Penguins, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead.