The past few weeks polls from SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NHL, have focused on the trade deadline and the matter of what individual teams should do.
For the New York Islanders, there is little question — for most everyone — that the Isles need to be in buyer’s mode. Does that mean they should “go for it,” spending whatever it takes from the future to get reinforcement?
The way they are currently constructed, the fact they’re tied for first place in the division, and are still getting by with Leo Komarov as a first-line winger in the aftermath of Anders Lee’s injury.