The Islanders protected their 2023 Draft from the Top12 and if they were to choose to draft in 2023, the Canucks would be getting an unprotected 2024 1st Rounder. Though the Canucks offered this pick without any protection and that's where it could be catastrophic. As stated in the above video, the Canucks could have potentially held a top end pick if the Islanders were to fall out of luck next year. Which is a very similar situation to what the Panthers are facing with the Canadiens after the
Ben Chiarot trade at last year's deadline: