On Tuesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk entertained mock trades from fans. One would see the Islanders send Brock Nelson to the Jets for a 2025 first-round pick plus 2026 second and fourth-round picks.
Seravelli was a big fan of the reader’s proposal, believing it was a great return for New York and Winnipeg.
“This one is good. A first, second and fourth? That’s good value for the Jets and for the Islanders. I like it,” Seravelli said.
The New York Post’s Ethan Sears believes a deal for Nelson is imminent after the Islanders’ embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Rangers on Monday night.
“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,” Sears wrote.
“This was not just a four-point game in the standings, but a critical moment with just two games out from the deadline for the team to prove it is worth keeping together.
“And the Islanders put up a feeble 60 minutes in getting blown out for the second time in the span of a week by the Rangers, this time 4-0.
“If that is not a message, shouting in bold, block letters to Lou Lamoriello, then nothing is.
“Brock Nelson, who became just the fifth player in Islander history to play 900 games, might well be skating for the final time in blue and orange on Tuesday at home against Winnipeg.
“Prior to this one, he was appropriately sentimental, but when it came to his own future, purposely vague.”
If Nelson has played his last game with the Isles, he at least went out on top. New York defeated Winnipeg Tuesday night 3-2.
It’d be fitting to end his career with the Islanders at the UBS Arena against his potential new team with a goal and an assist.