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Richard Lamothe
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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9, 2018 at 1:41 a.m.
Thread: Why isn’t this our roster right now?
As of now, they are seven points out of a playoff spot with only 14 games remaining. So giving the younger players a chance isn't a bad idea. The Islanders are in a strange spot as they don't own that many prospects after you get through Ho-Sang, they have experienced players including Tavares and Eberle, and they own more than their share of picks early in the upcoming draft, and they don't have a second or third round pick in the 2019 draft.

While giving the young guns a chance isn't a bad idea for right now, I think that the focus of this off-season (other than re-signing Tavares) should be fixing the goaltending. Trading some of this years picks could help them to do that. Once that is fixed, they are at least a playoff team. Especially given that Barzal and Beauvillier will be in their 2nd and third seasons and not just a rookie and a young player.