The New York Islanders win the 2025 NHL draft lottery after having only a 3.5% chance to do so. "I'm not trading the 1, but you look at everything, right?" Every single day, I'm trying to improve the New York Islanders. That's why I say, regardless of who we pick on Friday, we'll get a special player that's going to help the New York Islanders fairly quickly." Whether it's moving up in the draft with another pick, whether it's acquiring another pick, whether it's trading another pick to get a player, I'm looking at all options to improve our team."