Islanders, Lou Lamoriello must sacrifice key pieces to adapt to modern NHL

If only you could merge the Islanders' structure, character and experience with the Devils' skill and youth, you would have one unit capable of contending for the Stanley Cup instead of two teams that combined for one playoff victory this spring. It worked for the Golden Seals and North Stars, didn't it? By the way, don't answer that question. The Islanders have gotten all of five home playoff games in three seasons since the move to Belmont Park, and that's not close enough to be considered even a qualified success. That's nonsense after 41 years. Sure enough, the move coincided with the pandemic, which is not what you want, but there's more to it than that. For at about the same time, the hierarchy