It’s about that time in the hockey calendar where everyone is waiting for things to happen.
The draft is next week. Free agency is the week after. The head coaching carousel is done. So we are all waiting.
What better time, then, to check in on an under-discussed subject: the Islanders’ farm system? Although usually ranked toward the bottom of the barrel — not making a first-round pick since 2019 will do that — the Islanders produced six NHL debutants last season, and turned Hudson Fasching from a castoff to a lineup mainstay. Not bad at all.
The Post hopped on the phone with assistant general manager and AHL Bridgeport GM Chris Lamoriello to talk prospects. (Note: This conversation took place before Samuel Bolduc signed a two-year, $1.6 million extension on Tuesday. The transcript has been edited for length and clarity.)
