Posts About "Lou Lamoriello"
Islanders Enter Free Agency in Familiar Territory
June 30th, 2019 For New York Islander fans, this year's free agent frenzy, which opens up on July 1, may seem a little too familiar. Another Islanders captain, this time Anders Lee, is on the brink of leaving Long Island as tensions continue to rise on the eve of free agency. But this year is different as contract negotiations have been ongoing, unlike...
A Year With Lou: Islanders GM Has Made Major Changes in a Short Time
May 25th, 2019 A little over a year ago, Lou Lamoriello became the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager of the New York Islanders. Fans immediately jumped for joy as hope for a brighter future set in. Less than a month later, Lamoriello hired Barry Trotz, who was fresh off of a Stanley Cup win with the Washington Capitals. Islanders...
Lamoriello, Trotz Orchestrate Islanders' Big Turnaround
April 21st, 2019 NEW YORK — Lou Lamoriello and Barry Trotz say they didn't know exactly what to expect from the New York Islanders this season. There were plenty of questions after the Islanders gave up 293 goals — the most in the NHL since 2006-07 — while missing the ...
JT’s Homecoming to Home-Ice: Islanders' Season in Review
April 10th, 2019 July 1, 2018, a day that will live in infamy to New York Islanders fans. This date, of course, alludes to John Tavares, the former captain, and franchise cornerstone of the Isles, signing a blockbuster deal with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette) A mere nine...
Maple Leafs' State of Affairs: What Would Lamoriello Do?
March 22nd, 2019 On July 23, 2015, Brendan Shanahan hired Lou Lamoriello as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Thirty-four months later, on April 30, 2018, Shanahan replaced Lamoriello with Kyle Dubas. Twenty-two days later, Lamoriello signed on with the New York Islanders as their GM. It is nearly 11 months since Lamoriello left the Maple...
Islanders Stand Pat at Deadline, but Is It the Right Move?
March 2nd, 2019 On Thursday night the New York Islanders scored six unanswered goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs en route to a 6-1 victory at the Nassau Coliseum. This win came just three days after a trade deadline during which general manager Lou Lamoriello and the front office decided to do nothing. It’s not like there was no market....
