[News] Lou Lamoriello named Islanders' President of Hockey Operations

[sureLoss]

been rumored for a while now

https://theathletic.com/363029/2018/...ey-operations/

Lou Lamoriello will be running the Islanders’ hockey operations in a matter of days, sources confirmed to The Athletic on Monday. The former Devils and Leafs general manager has been rumored to be coming in, either as president of hockey operations, GM or both to replace Garth Snow, and now it’s a matter of when and not if.

Two sources also confirmed an online report from the French-language website Hockey30 that Lamoriello met with John Tavares last week, clearly in anticipation of assuming control of the Islanders. Tavares, as you all know, will be an unrestricted free agent on July 1 after playing out the final year of his contract with the Isles in 2017-18.

Where this leaves Snow, the Isles GM for the previous 12 seasons, is unclear. He and head coach Doug Weight arrived back on Long Island on Monday after spending last week at the World Championships along with Eric Cairns, director of player development, and other front-office staffers. Snow’s...

https://twitter.com/user/status/998649002387169281

News Update

The New York Islanders announced today the hiring of Lou Lamoriello as President of Hockey Operations. He will have full authority over all hockey matters with the organization.

[Roof-Daddy]

Amazing Snow made it that long.

9 playoff misses
3 1st round exits
1 2nd round exit

Reads like the Flames rate of success, and we've had 3 different GM's since Snow took over in NY

[nik-]

Desperate last stab to keep Tavares on board?

edit: duh, it says it right in the quoted text.

[Roof-Daddy]

Oh yeah, and F off Lou.

Hopefully he doesn't come riding in his white horse and extend Tavares like some sort of hero. I want to see that play out.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Amazing Snow made it that long.

9 playoff misses
3 1st round exits
1 2nd round exit

Reads like the Flames rate of success, and we've had 3 different GM's since Snow took over in NY

Snow to Flames, E5

[Badgers Nose]

Lou will fix that franchise too, starting with keeping JT.

[Otto-matic]

Originally Posted by Badgers Nose

Lou will fix that franchise too, starting with keeping JT.

I'd much rather have JT in the long island over any Western Conference team outside of Calgary.

[Locke]

Nobody stays GM forever.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Oh yeah, and F off Lou.

Hopefully he doesn't come riding in his white horse and extend Tavares like some sort of hero. I want to see that play out.

That is exactly what will happen, not that I think Tavares was leaving anyhow.

[dissentowner]

So the thread about this on HF is loaded with idiots who actually believe Lou is acting on behalf of the Leafs and not the Islanders. You can't make that level of stupidity up folks!

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Tavares needs to get his family into witness protection, pronto.

[Azure]

Crap. This is obviously being done to keep Taveres which is disappointing from a Flames fan perspective. Not many times you sit with $8 million + in cap space and a premier player potentially on the open market to throw that money at.

[savardandjokinen]

I'd rather Tavares stay in NYI. The chances of us getting him don't exist, and as long as Garth Snow is GM, they could get anyone they want and still suck. If Tavares goes to a team in the west, that would suck, or even a team like Boston or the Rangers as they'd actually be dangerous with him

[iloveicedhockey]

Friedman claiming that the league don't have a problem with LL meeting Tavares on behalf of one team while employed for another.

[Groot]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

So the thread about this on HF is loaded with idiots who actually believe Lou is acting on behalf of the Leafs and not the Islanders. You can't make that level of stupidity up folks!

I love laughing at HF so I read this and went to check it out. 155 replies in the thread there on the topic, not a single one that says even close to what you claimed, only a single post that said (sarcastically) maybe Tavares met with Lou about the Leafs. So apparently you can make that level of stupidity up lol

[T-Dog]

I’m just amazed that Lou Lamoriello is frickin’ 75 years old and still has the ability and the energy to be starting a new job as an NHL GM. I know a few 75 year olds that are doing well if they can just remember all the grandkids’ names.

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by Groot

I love laughing at HF so I read this and went to check it out. 155 replies in the thread there on the topic, not a single one that says even close to what you claimed, only a single post that said (sarcastically) maybe Tavares met with Lou about the Leafs. So apparently you can make that level of stupidity up lol

I thought the same thing but didn't want to say anything. There was nothing like that on the thread on HF so don't know what he imagined he saw.

[Mike F]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Amazing Snow made it that long.

He gained a lot of goodwill in the Islanders organization at the start of his tenure by convincing Garth Snow to retire from hockey. One of his best moves as GM.

[Cantrader]

Could Mark Hunter go with Lou? Maybe Mark Hunter will be GM under Lou.

[Erick Estrada]

I'm surprised Flames fans are disappointed. This is good news if it keeps Tavares out east as him playing in Calgary is fantasy land. Has to be close to the end for Snow. A GM has to have more in his resume than just being good at fleecing the Alberta teams on trades.