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What was Garth Snow thinking when offered a shocking trade of draft picks to Columbus GM Scott Howson? A procured e-mail from the Islanders may have the answers. Or it might be a parody.

The New York Islanders selected only defensemen in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, but player development lead Trent Klatt says that wasn't exactly by design.

A satirical Islanders version of the movie "se7en." This time, instead of seven deadly sins, it's seven defensemen, all selected in the same draft.

The New York Islanders ran their draft table with nothing but defensemen, picking one blueliner in all seven rounds of the 2012 NHL Draft.

The New York Islanders drafted their third consecutive defenseman, selecting big shutdown defenseman Adam Pelech with their third-round pick, 65th overall.

With their second round pick, the New York Islanders selected Finnish defenseman Ville Pokka of Karpat at the 2012 NHL Draft.

The 2012 NHL Draft continues Saturday with plenty of good names still on the board for the New York Islanders to pick at #34.

The New York Islanders broke from recent history by selecting big Edmonton defenseman Griffin Reinhart with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft.

A look at the top names in the 2012 NHL Draft, which is wide open after star Nail Yakupov.

The New York Islanders enter the 2012 NHL Draft amid the usual speculation about whether they'll pick a forward, trade down -- or just do something predictably unpredictable.