Islanders finally look like they have a promising farm system

It’s been a long time since the Islanders prospect pool looked as good as it does right now. The farm system has been something close to a nonentity for the past few years, but that finally appears to be on its way to changing after a strong World Juniors campaign put an exclamation mark on what has — so far — been an excellent year for the club’s recent draftees. After going four straight drafts without a first-round pick, with the organization bereft of any high-end prospects for most of that time, the Islanders suddenly have a group that looks as though it will be made up of NHL players in Danny Nelson, Cole Eiserman, Quinn Finley and Isaiah George. Other than George — who made his NHL debut this season and, aside from the suspected concussion currently keeping him on the sideline, has performed without a hitch — everyone in that group still is in college, at least a year away from the Islanders, if not two. But with the NHL club looking on its way to a playoff miss and possible retool, it’s of massive importance that the Islanders have prospects who eventually could fill some of their organizational holes or represent high-end value in a trade. Nelson, who wore an “A” in his second go-around at World Juniors, had six points in seven games and showed two-way ability as a second-line center.He also played on both special teams and won 56.78 percent of his faceoffs. “I was excited to see them not play him in a checking role,” Jeff Jackson, Nelson’s coach at Notre Dame, told The Post.

“Putting him on a second line with two good wingers, he’s a faceoff guy.He’s got a lot of really good tendencies as a centerman, especially being a big body, but he skates well.

That’s probably the most important part of him being able to be a dominant player down low in both zones.” Eiserman, picked 20th overall last summer, joined Nelson in winning gold and was on his line at the start of the tournament.Though he was later dropped to a 13th...