Posted in the Shanahan thread, but reportedly Shanahan has no interest in the Islanders' job if he wasn't going to pick his own GM, so presumably that means he won't be going there.
Posted in the Shanahan thread, but reportedly Shanahan has no interest in the Islanders' job if he wasn't going to pick his own GM, so presumably that means he won't be going there.
Possible, but doesn't sound like anything else is imminent
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he Islanders have spoken with Brendan Shanahan, who the Leafs let go as president Thursday, but a team source said New York has no other imminent hiring plans. A separate team source said Shanahan was unlikely to take a president of hockey operations job without the ability to select his own GM.
Islanders principal owner Scott Malkin, operating partner John Collins and co-owner Jon Ledecky undertook this search on April 22, when the team announced Lamoriello’s contract would not be renewed after seven seasons running the Isles. Ownership initially sought a quick outcome, interviewing and offering the dual president/GM role to Ken Holland. The Isles were turned down by Holland, who took the Kings’ GM job, and were turned away by the Canadiens when they sought permission to speak with executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton.
After that, the Islanders pivoted to three other candidates: former Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, former Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekäläinen and Darche. Earlier this week, team sources said the Islanders were exploring a power-sharing arrangement with Bergevin and Darche, but a final situation could not be reached. Then Shanahan’s name emerged, with the Islanders having asked permission to speak with the Leafs president earlier in the search, and that permission was granted Wednesday.
Mathieu Darche to be named Islanders GM
