Islanders: Could Lamoriello's interest in Kadri lead to trading a center?

Kadri is still unsigned 10 days after the free agency window opened. The London, Ontario native centered the Colorado Avalanche's second line last season scoring 28 goals and 59 assists. He came into the 2022 free agent period as the second-best player available next to Johnny Gaudreau.

Islanders are interested in signing Nazem Kadri. Lamoriello is also interested on trading for a center.

Islanders are interested in signing Raffi Kadri. If they do, they will need to shed some salary to make room. They will probably have to move Mathew Barzal to the wing. J.G. Pageau is a Swiss Army knife for the Islanders. Brock Nelson scored 37 goals last season. There are still 16 teams left for one of the centers to be traded to. There have been no changes to roster other than Alexander Romanov. It seems strange to hear about "hockey trades" halfway through the summer. The Islanders are sitting halfway though summer with no change to their roster except AlexanderRomanov, and it makes you wonder if something big could be brewing behind the scenes.