How The Islanders Benefited From Trades That Never Happened
The Islanders came close to several franchise-altering trades, but keeping key young pieces may ultimately prove to be the smarter path.
Sometimes the best trades are the ones you don’t make.
When the New York Islanders navigated the Noah Dobson trade — a move first-year general manager Mathieu Darche ultimately felt he had to make because of contract disputes and his unwillingness to exceed a rumored $10 million-plus annual cap hit — Montreal wasn’t the only team interested.