Duchene Trade that needs to happen

Team: 2017-18 New York Islanders

Initial Creation Date: Oct. 17, 2017

Published: Oct. 17, 2017

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Team has been exceptionally poor down the middle. and while brock Nelson is doing an okay job, he is not a 2C nor good enough at faceoffs. this is the trade that needs to happen

this allows barzal to go down to the minors where he belongs. while hes been good with the puck on his stick (no one is surprised) his game is still incredibly raw and not NHL ready

it allows Pulock to get into the line up and ignite the power play

it allows Nelson to play in the 3C spot where he should be

why move bailey to the top line and eberle down to the duchene line?

Eberle is better when he is the man on his line. fitting him with a strong playmaker like Duchene makes more sense than continuing with the lack of chemistry on the top line where ebs and tavares look to have no clue where each other are going