Posts About "Lou Lamoriello"
New York Islanders Will Match Offer Sheet for Mathew Barzal
March 22nd, 2020 In the last couple of offseasons, restricted free agents (RFAs) have gained more power over their second contracts. The Toronto Maple Leafs were at the center of this power struggle when they negotiated with forwards William Nylander and Mitch Marner. Nylander held out until the end of Dec. 2018, missing nearly half the 2018-19 season,...
Islanders Going All-In With Pageau Trade
February 24th, 2020 New York Islanders fans will not be hearing the words "we stood pat" after this trade deadline. General manager Lou Lamoriello agreed to send their 2020 first-round pick, 2020 second-round pick and a conditional 2022 third-round pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Islanders desperately needed a...
Islanders Can Survive the Cizikas Injury
February 13th, 2020 The Casey Cizikas injury was a bitter moment from a very exciting New York Islanders win on Tuesday night. The Islanders won back-to-back games against two tough Metropolitan Division teams, but lost Cizikas to a laceration on his leg. Casey Cizikas, New York Islanders (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) Remarkably, it is the...
Islanders' Lamoriello Not Living up to the Hype
February 12th, 2020 The New York Islanders have had their share of bad general managers. From 1995-2006, Mike Milbury was in charge of the team. Then, after a short run with Neil Smith, the Islanders turned to former backup goaltender, Garth Snow. Fans chanted and begged for him to leave, and when he did, it seemed like the organization would be saved by...
Islanders' Next Few Weeks Determine Season
February 9th, 2020 With only one point separating the New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, it comes as no surprise that every game is huge. They have played closer to "the Islander Way" since coming back from the All-Star break, but the next six games against over-.500 teams will be a make-or-break scenario. Playoff Implications The Islanders...
Islanders Need to Trade for a Defenseman
February 5th, 2020 Currently sitting in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, the New York Islanders possess the first wild-card spot. At this point, if general manager Lou Lamoriello believes in this team, it's absolutely paramount that he makes a trade for a scoring winger. With that being said, considering the Islanders' best defenseman, Adam...
Islanders: Would a Trade for Travis Zajac Make Sense?
January 28th, 2020 As All-Star Game festivities have just come to a close, the New York Islanders are currently sitting in third place in the dominant Metropolitan Division with 63 points. Considering they had a historic 17-game point streak, third place is not where they had hoped to be sitting at the break just a couple of months ago. Since their points...
Islanders: Right Time to Make a Trade?
January 20th, 2020 Despite the (NHL) .500 play from the New York Islanders as of late, there’s still an 80.1% chance they make the playoffs, according to Hockey Reference. They're fifth in the Eastern Conference and sixth in the league in points, more than respectable. But as the playoff race heats up and the Islanders' historic winning streak from...
Devils' Longest Winning Streak Revisited
January 16th, 2020 It was hard to believe, but the New Jersey Devils earned a three-game winning streak for the first time in 2019-20 after defeating the New York Islanders, 2-1, on Jan. 2. The victory over the Islanders also marked consecutive Devils wins against current playoff contenders for the Eastern Conference. Back-to-back wins alone have even...
New York Islanders' Top 5 Moments of the Decade
January 1st, 2020 The 2010s for the National Hockey League was special. It featured the retirement of Martin Brodeur, arguably the best goaltender of all-time, one back-to-back Stanley Cup champion and the 100th anniversary of the NHL in the 2017-2018 season. The New York Islanders had memorable and forgetful moments throughout the 2010s. At a...
Islanders' Lamoriello Has Work to Do
December 30th, 2019 New York Islanders fans can tell you all about bad general managing. In the last two decades, the Islanders had both Mike Milbury and Garth Snow in charge. Fortunately for New York, they were able to take advantage of being so far under the salary cap - they were forced to acquire players from teams above the cap. Nick Leddy and Johnny...
Islanders Look to Keep Improving in Second Year Under Trotz
September 12th, 2019 EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The New York Islanders know about the moves other teams in the Metropolitan Division made in the off-season. It just doesn't matter to them. After finishing second in the division and reaching the second round of the playoffs, the I...
Devils Links to Lamoriello Era Dwindling
September 10th, 2019 It’s been four years and two months since Lou Lamoriello left the New Jersey Devils to accept the General Manager position with the Toronto Maple Leafs (July 2015). His successor, Ray Shero, wasn’t exactly left with a stockpile of talent but now with the 2019-20 NHL season on the horizon, there are only 13 players left within the...
