Anders Lee of the New York Islanders celebrates his second-period goal against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 17, 2022. Credit: Jim McIsaac
The Islanders are designed to function as a balanced, four-line team. The offensive production must be spread out without a superstar scorer.
One of Lou Lamoriello’s laments about the season’s rocky first four months was that players expected to produce goals did not do so, the sum effect being the Islanders are distant enough from a playoff spot that the president and general manager must strongly consider being a seller by Monday’s NHL trade deadline.