NHL Power Rankings: Eastern Conference Taking Control
By Colin Likas

No. 30: New York Islanders
Previous: 23rd
Season record: 5-8-4 (14 points)
One of the league darlings in previous seasons, New York is back where it was prior to achieving darling status: floundering in the NHL basement. Turns out letting Kyle Okposo walk wasn’t the best decision. Though the young forward wouldn’t be saving New York on his own this season.
I was actually looking for a reason not to put the Islanders in this spot, but they have the fewest wins in the league, and they’ve earned one point out of a possible 10 on the road thus far.
It’s not like there aren’t good pieces here, but having John Tavares (13 points) and Brock Nelson (12) as your only players in double digits 17 games into the season is clearly a problem.