New York Islanders fans are reacting like New Jersey Devils fans would expect after Ondrej Palat trade

The New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders made a surprising trade on Tuesday night, with Ondrej Palat and two draft picks going just a few miles away. Maxim Tsyplakov is heading to New Jersey, looking to bounce back after a terrible second season in the NHL. 

Islanders fans reacted to the trade in a way Devils fans might expect. To say they weren’t thrilled would be an understatement. 

This comes right after the Islanders and New York Rangers made a trade, with the former sending the latter a third-round pick for Carson Soucy. It's been an interesting few days for GM Matthew Darche and the third-place Islanders. They are clearly trying to make the playoffs in Darche's first year taking over for Lou Lamoriello, who was ironically in the Prudential Center on Tuesday for John MacLean's Ring of Honor ceremony.

Meanwhile, Islanders fans are interacting with Devils fans who are celebrating the move. Palat was becoming public enemy number one in New Jersey. It wasn't anything he did. He just didn't do what was expected of him in a red and black uniform.

Palat gets to go back to his traditional blue uniform where he saw his most success. Darche was with Palat in Tampa Bay when he helped them win two Stanley Cups. Could there still be some magic in that aging body of his?

Not everyone hates the trade. The price wasn't a ton for the Islanders. Well, the actual price was, since the Islanders are on the hook for $6 million for the next two seasons. The price to acquire was not. They gave up Maxim Tsyplakov and got back a third-round pick and a sixth-round pick.

At the end of the day, not everyone was hating the trade. Our friend Rob Taub, who does tend to love everything the Islanders do, was nice about the move.

Not all New York Islanders fans hated the Ondrej Palat trade

Interestingly enough, the Devils and Islanders are actually fighting for the same playoff spot. The Devils aren't doing as good a job since the Islanders are holding onto that spot.

At the end of the day, one side of the trade is universally celebrating, and the other side is split. Looks like this is a win for the New Jersey Devils.