If I'm the Islanders, I keep the pick and hope that a) Strome emerges as a solid 2nd line center, b) De Haan stays injury-free, c) Reinhart adjusts to the NHL and d) they somehow get solid goaltending. You just can't give up a top 5 pick just because you think you'll be bad next year too. What kind of message would that send to your fans?
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