Mathieu Darche should not mortgage NY Islanders future assets for stop gap measures

St. Louis Blues v New York Islanders | Bruce Bennett/GettyImagesMathieu Darche’s first true crisis as New York Islanders general manager has arrived sooner than anyone hoped. Losing Alexander Romanov after shoulder surgery for up to six months was difficult enough. Learning that Kyle Palmieri has a torn ACL that will keep him out for 6 to 8 months is the kind of blow that can send a front office into panic mode. Two irreplaceable everyday players gone, one from the top four and one from the top six, in a season where every point matters inside a brutally tight Eastern Conference race.

But this is exactly the type of moment that requires Darche to stay committed to the long-term plan rather…