Blowing up the Islanders

The old quantity for quality trade.

Barzal easily gets muuuuuch more. And the EK65 trade would make sense if it wasnt Lee. Make it like Palmieri and a pick and the islanders would do it

Zero chance isles do the EK trade
Zero chance the leafs do the Early trade
Zero chance the isles trade barzal for a quantity package

-Can't see them moving their captain for EK65 unless Karlsson can all of a sudden play LD.

-Gotta give more for me to convince Varly to waive his NTC for Toronto. Robertson has only played 65 AHL/NHL games combined in the past two seasons - it's hard for me to get excited about acquiring a guy listed at 5'9", 162 lbs who keeps getting hurt.

-Islanders counter with their 2nd round pick in the next 3 drafts for Pasta, because that's basically the value you're giving them here. No thanks.

Rather have Karlsson