Islanders Did Their Homework At The 2026 Draft Combine

The Islanders are doing what smart front offices do at this time of year - they are quietly lining up conversations before the draft board starts to move. This story rounds up the players who said they spoke with New York at the combine, which is usually where clubs start separating the real targets from the polite small talk. The combine never gives away the whole draft plan, but it does tell you which names are living on the Islanders’ whiteboard.