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New York Islanders Five Worst Player Personnel Decisions Ever

UNIONDALE, NY - JANUARY 21: Rick DiPietro #39 of the New York Islanders watches the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning from the bench at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 21, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
UNIONDALE, NY - JANUARY 21: Rick DiPietro #39 of the New York Islanders watches the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning from the bench at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on January 21, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 23: Charles Wang and Garth Snow of the New York Islanders watch the draft board during day two of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at Consol Energy Center on June 23, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 23: Charles Wang and Garth Snow of the New York Islanders watch the draft board during day two of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft at Consol Energy Center on June 23, 2012 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

What are some of the worst decision that the New York Islanders have taken when it comes to their player personnel?

So what am I talking about when I say the New York Islanders ‘player personnel’? I’m talking about the on-ice product and the decisions the Isles took in trying to build the best on-ice product possible.

This list won’t talk about trying to sell the team to John Spanos. Or letting both Mike Millbury and Garth Snow control the team for an insane twenty-two and a half years combined. Nor will I be talking about Jack Capuano and his incredible six-year career with the Isles.

I wanted to list some of the Islanders most confusing decisions or biggest missed opportunities when it came to their roster. Where there players that they should have and could have drafted over the ones they inevitably drafted?

What about trades? Are there trades where the New York Islanders gave up on certain players or let go of some that had way more promise than the ones they would eventually bring in?

Or maybe the Islanders showed way too much faith in a certain player? Did that faith eventually come back and bite them in the rear end?

The answer is to all those questions is yes. The New York Islanders have made some questionable decisions in their 46-year history. These are the five worst ones.

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