Why The Islanders Should Be Aggressive Through the Trade Deadline

When the stars align...take your shot.Well, this is a piece that I did not expect to write this season. The All-Star break is officially upon Islander-land with Long Island’s own a surprising leader of the pack in the Metropolitan Division. Yes, you read that correctly. The Islanders are in first place at the All-Star break.

Last week, I did my best to deep dive the Islanders in a more analytical view that was not solely based on self-fulfilling perceptions. Since then, the Islanders have played four games to a 54% attempt share and 68% high danger share via Natural Stat Trick. They have given up a total of three goals (plus one more in a shootout loss). I had pegged them as a solidly…