Other than basics, little to add beyond Lamoriello usually does not make big splash trades Snow did.
#NYI #isles The roles flipped from a few years ago when Trent Klatt left team for coaching at home but returned in a smaller scouting capacity. Vellu Kautonen has been running the teams drafts with Klatt/scouts since, and make best call on who to draft.
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 21, 2019
#NYI #isles Like with Snow/Milbury/Torrey scouts gather for meetings long before draft, and make up their list. Vellu Kautonen/Klatt make call via who scouts or they like, gm can move up/down-trade pick ask questions, but he lets people who do the homework make the call.
— New York Islander Fan Central (@NYIFANCENTRAL) June 21, 2019
Less is more after last season, fill the forward prospect pool, or best available, come home with five picks. Dal Colle, Ho-Sang, Bellows, Koivula, all the defensive prospects here for years need an NHL job, some sooner than later.