Lighthouse Hockey · Jul 1, 2015
Raphael Diaz: Three Cases on Free Agency Day
Multiple Needs Filled? - Derek Leung/Getty ImagesHe's cheap, he can play the PK, and he sure isn't Brian Strait
The Islanders did well enough to make the playoffs last year, but didn't do well enough to end a second round drought that has existed since the 1993 season. The team did great in possession and looked like they might take the east before plummeting during the late months, losing home ice advantage and eventually being eliminated in seven games. The Islanders now enter this season with a glaring hole where Lubomir Visnovsky once played.