After not renewing the contract of GM Lou Lamoriello late last month, the New York Islanders entered a period of transition.

The New York Islanders, seemingly out of nowhere, won the NHL's Draft Lottery, improving their GM opening in the process.

The Isles’ general manager search already made the organization a point of focus in the hockey world, and that was before the balls fell their way on Monday night at the NHL Draft Lottery, where New York jumped up 10 spots to land the No.