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Originally Posted by RatherDashing
Serious question, how did the Islanders get so good? It feels like a couple of years ago they were tearing down the team and staring at a long rebuild.
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When they lost Tavares, yes? That was 2018, so let's see who they still have from that team and who they lost.
Kept (organized by top 20 point production):
Barzal
Bailey
Eberle
Nelson
Leddy
Beauvillier
Lee (injured)
Pulock
Cizikas
Pelech
*Martin (left and came back)
Clutterbuck
Hickey
Lost
Tavares
Ladd (minors-buried)
de Haan
Boychuk (LTIR)
Chimera
Added
Pageau
Wahlstrom
Mayfield
Dobson
Palmieri
Zajac
Coburn
Upgraded in net from Halak and Greiss to Varlamov and Sorokin.
Signed Barry Trotz
Honestly, it's mostly the same team with a few key changes, mostly at coach and in net.