The New York Islanders made one big splash at the NHL trade deadline. They shipped pending free agent Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche for a massive return. But their other pending free agent, Kyle Palmieri,

Sources can confirm reports that the New York Islanders will not be trading forward Kyle Palmieri ahead of Friday's 3 PM Trade Deadline.

For all the words spilled over what the Islanders should do with Brock Nelson and Kyle Palmieri, that is — in theory — the easy part of this process.