I know Trotz was trying to woo Korn up to NYI with him but you have to think for a guy like Korn what he gets out his job is working with elite young players. NYI has no one in the pipe, we still have Holtby, we have Samsonov, we now have Gibson coming. To a guru it would seem like the canvas is a lot bigger in Washington.
The Islanders have Ilya Sorokin and Linus Soderstrom in their system who are both elite-level goaltending prospects. Sorokin and Samsonov are considered the two best Russian goaltending prospects since Vasi and there's always debate as to whether Sorokin or Samsonov is more highly rated. Korn may also want the challenge of trying to create a starting goalie for the Islanders out of a pile of dog poo while the Caps already have The Beast in their starter's cage. Who knows?