The record says it, the standings say it and the Islanders’ play on the ice Monday shouted it to the pinwheel ceiling at Madison Square Garden: Sell, sell, sell. This was not just a four-point game in the standings,

Just ahead of puck drop, we received some fresh news on the Brock Nelson front for the first time since before the 4 Nations Face-Off. On TSN’s Insider Trading, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports that the New York Islanders have not made Brock Nelson available for trade as of today.

Lou Lamoriello, who’d prioritized keeping his high-character core together too long after the successful seasons from 2018-2021, finally accepted reality and sold high on one of his best players. 901 games and 12 NHL seasons,

So even as Wednesday passed without news coming from the Islanders as the NHL trade deadline approaches on Friday, there was still plenty to talk about. All indications are that president/general manager Lou Lamoriello has fielded calls from other teams with Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri pending unrestricted free agents and potential fits for several playoff contenders.

Every practice, every game is a prove-it moment. The point? The Islanders have a multitude of players with a lot to prove to coach Patrick Roy and president/general manager Lou Lamoriello. Start with the team as a whole as they entered Monday night’s match against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden just six days after their rivals ran them out of UBS Arena with a 5-1 win.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lou Lamoriello understands the urgency for the Islanders to get “younger and better.” The Islanders president/general manager just did not believe that could be done properly prior to Friday’s NHL trade deadline without depleting what he feels is a team that is still a playoff contender.

It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. All of the smoke has settled from Friday’s trade deadline. However, there is still plenty to talk about in the rumour mill.

Brock Nelson wasn't the only player the New York Islanders parted ways with in their trade with the Colorado Avalanche.

The goal of general manager Lou Lamoriello, whose team sits four points out of a wild-card spot, was to re-sign pending unrestricted free agent forwards Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. Lamoriello was unable to retain Nelson, who reportedly turned down a three-year deal at around $7.5 million annually.

The Islanders are trending towards trading Brock Nelson before Friday's NHL trade deadline but there are no guarantees.

The Islanders are preparing to trade center Brock Nelson and the Avalanche are asking about him amid a playoff chase.