Pari gbolohun yii: Ni Oṣu Karun ọjọ 22, Ọdun 2014, awọn Islanders fowo si olutọju agbabọọlu ọfẹ ti ko ni ihamọ Jaroslav Halak si itẹsiwaju ọdun mẹrin lati jẹ ki o wa labẹ adehun nipasẹ akoko 2017-18 lẹhin iṣowo fun u lati Washington Capitals fun yiyan kẹrin ti Blackhawks ni 2014 Entry Draft ni ibẹrẹ oṣu. Awọn Islanders tun gba olugbeja meji ni Oṣu Kẹwa Ọjọ 4, Ọdun 2014, ọsẹ kan ṣaaju ere akoko deede akọkọ wọn.
2015 (lo lori Brandon Carlo) ati 2016 akojọ aṣayan, nigba ti Nick Leddy ti a ti ta lati awọn Chicago Blackhawks pẹlu amateur goalkeeper Kent Simpson ni paṣipaarọ fun T. J. Brennan, Ville Pokka ati awọn ẹtọ si Anders Nilsson.