DALLAS — The Islanders came into the first night of the NHL Draft on some kind of roll, having named Barry Trotz their new coach the day before.



They left night one with two unexpected prospects — they were so caught off-guard by wing Oliver Wahlstrom and defenseman Noah Dobson being available at Nos. 11 and 12 that they had no nameplates to velcro to the back of the sweaters the young men pulled on, as almost every team has in the first round.



And yet, there was still a feeling that Lou Lamoriello didn’t quite get what he wanted out of Friday night here. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer was the biggest name available in a trade and the Caps did indeed deal him, but to the Avalanche along with veteran defenseman Brooks Orpik (and his $5.5 million cap hit) for the 47th pick, which comes up early Saturday.



As The Athletic‘s Pierre LeBrun tweeted on Friday night, Lamoriello never offered either of his first-rounders for Grubauer. The holdup,...