Imagine losing your franchise center and former No. 1 overall pick for absolutely nothing. Quite the feat that the Islanders were able to accomplish here, but it does in fact get worse.
Not only did the Islanders lose their captain, but they just had to sign Valtteri Filppula on the first day of free agency. That’s not a typo, they didn’t wait until later on in the process, they actually needed to secure his services before the close of day one. After watching Filppula far too much last season, I can safely say that Lou Lamoriello has officially lost his mind.