Islanders and Rangers are draft savvy
Quick ReadBoth teams take draft day and the months of work that go into it far more seriously than the first half of the 2000s.
Photo credit: Getyy Images | John Tavares #91 of the New York Islanders skates against the New Jersey Devils. (Sept. 29, 2009)
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In the first half of the 2000s, the NHL draft wasn't exactly a welcome event around these parts. The Islanders and Rangers did not make very good use of their first-round picks - provided they didn't trade them away - and it was no coincidence that neither team took steps forward to become an elite club during that pre-lockout time.
Both teams take draft day and the months of work that go...
