LOS ANGELES — The great unknown of trading Brock Nelson was always going to be in what it did to the Islanders dressing room.
Other long-term, valued Islanders have left in recent years — Cal Clutterbuck, Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier, Jordan Eberle, Nick Leddy.
But this was the first time under Lou Lamoriello, the first time for pretty much every player on the roster, that the Islanders made a move where the sole purpose was to focus on the future, with a tacit acknowledgment that — whatever is said publicly — maximizing this season is no longer the main priority.
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