The New York Islanders have balanced the playoff bubble for several years; after Monday's 4-0 defeat to the New York Rangers to keep them five points out with

After yet another disheartening loss and four days until the trade deadline, here's the latest we're hearing on the Islanders' plans.

The Islanders play their final game before the Deadline on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets at UBS Arena (7:30 p.m. ET; MSGSN, TSN3), their last chance to convince general manager Lou Lamoriello not to trade pending unrestricted free agents such as forwards Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri for potential future pieces.

The dream and nightmare scenarios for Lou Lamoriello and the Islanders at the trade deadline involved Elias Pettersson and Brock Nelson.

As we approach the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, the New York Islanders have a surplus of defensemen. It would likely be in the Islanders' best interest to not carry eight defensemen, nine when Mike Reilly is ready to return.

In their last opportunity to show management that they should stick together for at least a few more weeks, the Islanders came up with another dud. Dominated 4-0 by the crosstown-rival Rangers on Monday — the second time in a week they lost by four goals to the Blueshirts — the Islanders as you