Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist and the New York Islanders took down the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock also scored, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 27 saves for New York in its final game before the NHL trade deadline and a three-game west-coast road trip.

The Islanders selected Nelson 30th overall in 2010 and he came up alongside many still in the organization such as Lee and Casey Cizikas as well as defensemen Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock and Scott Mayfield.

The Islanders are working on a new Kyle Palmieri contract after trading Brock Nelson at the NHL trade deadline.

The New York Islanders shipped out Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday evening. Next on the to-do list was another veteran forward who is a pending unrestricted free agent, Kyle Palmieri.

The head vs. heart calculus which has tugged at the Islanders’ decision-making, or lack thereof, over the last month finally hit an inflection point.

You must credit New York Islanders’ President and General Manager Lou Lamoriello. After leaving the entire hockey world in the dark about his plan, he sent Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche for a haul.

The Avalanche sent top prospect Calum Ritchie to the Islanders in the deal, as well as a future first-round pick.

The NHL trade deadline has come and gone and in about 40 days, the playoffs will be upon us. Every NHL roster is set and it's time to get down to business. Before we do that, it's time to look back at the deadline and declare the winners and losers.