With the NHL waiting to see if Lou Lamoriello will fold and become a seller, his potential Islanders trade chips offered a reminder of their values.

The Islanders signed Anthony Duclair last summer as the missing piece to their top line, envisioning his speed completing a dynamic trio with Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat. To say that has gone upside down would be understating things by an order of magnitude.

The Islanders went into the trade deadline with two older than 30 assets on expiring contracts who could have gotten a strong return while enabling the club to start to look toward its future. Not this trade deadline,

Horvat scored a goal on two shots, added three hits and went minus-2 in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Predators. Horvat's goal late in the first period stretched the Islanders' lead to 3-0. He had been limited to one assist over his previous five games.

Lamoriello, as has been his practice on every NHL team he has run, does not allow the Islanders to grow beards or mustaches or have long hair during the regular season.

The Canucks head into Friday’s home game against the Minnesota Wild with the NHL’s sixth-ranked penalty kill. That’s the kind of elite specialty team that will help you win games. Since J.T. Miller got traded on Jan. 31, the Canucks have killed 23 of 24 penalties.

The New York Islanders were shut out by the New York Rangers 4-0 at Madison Square Garden on Monday night in the first half of a back-to-back set.

Horvat notched an assist and three shots on goal in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Ilya Sorokin was credited with the 20th goalie goal in NHL history and the New York Islanders defeated the Nashville Predators 7-4 at UBS Arena on Saturday.