The New York Islanders will most likely not make any significant transactions at the trade deadline this season. For once, I actually agree with this course of inaction.
The Islanders are in a transitional phase at the moment. They are on the cusp of becoming a playoff team with 17 games left on the regular-season schedule and currently sit a mere two points out of a playoff spot.
Will they make the playoffs? If they can solve their inconsistency issues and manage to hold onto some third-period leads, then there is no reason they cannot make the playoffs for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
The Islanders are too close to being a playoff team to deal unrestricted free agents-to-be Evgeni Nabokov, Mark Streit, Lubomir Visnovsky and Brad Boyes to the league's top contenders.
They are also not in the playoff mix far enough to warrant trading draft picks or prospects for players like Jarome Iginla, Bobby Ryan or Jay Bouwmeester.
Back in the 2006-07 season, which was the last time the Islanders made the playoffs, they traded for Ryan Smyth in a move that shocked hockey. The biggest reason ...
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The New York Islanders Standing Pat at the Trade Deadline Is the Right Move
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