Just saw this tweet on Facebook but there seems to be growing speculation it's imminent. No idea who this twitter account is but it definitely seems like it's headed this way. He has to have final say over personnel, no? Is Snow (hopefully) gone?
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Lamoriello will be joining the #isles in some capacity. Not sure if it’s GM, but other moves will be made before hand.
6:55 AM - 14 May 2018 |
That means that Lamoriello, who is expected to talk with Scott Malkin/Jon Ledecky in the wake of being eased into a do-nothing senior adviser’s role in Toronto a few days after the Leafs’ first-round elimination, must be given complete control of the hockey operation — regardless of whether he assumes the title of general manager and handles the day-to-day duties generally associated with the position.
Lamoriello must set the agenda for the department and must have final say over personnel decisions.
It tends to be forgotten, but Lamoriello was hired as team president (only) by the Devils out of Providence College in May 1987 while Max McNab remained in place as general manager. After McNab procrastinated for weeks on a proposed deal with Vancouver in which New Jersey would have received Patrik Sundstrom in exchange for Kirk McLean and Greg Adams, Lamoriello named himself GM in September on the eve of training camp. He completed the trade within six hours.
Lamoriello would bring accountability to, and demand accountability from, an Islanders organization that has habitually trotted out rationalizations and excuses for repeated failures. Believe me, there have been enough of them provided for a team that has one playoff-round victory over the last quarter of a century. The attitude has been pervasive, too, even spreading behind the bench as often as not.
The clock, of course, is ticking on John Tavares’ potential free-agent defection. Maybe this whole thing with Lamoriello is a Hail Mary designed to keep No. 91 from walking through the door July 1. It had better be more than that. A year ago the narrative was that ownership had decided to keep Garth Snow as GM and Doug Weight as coach because Tavares was comfortable with them. Providing comfort has never been a priority for Lamoriello.
Adding Lamoriello to this organization cannot be a half-measure. Ownership must be committed to turning over the hockey operation in full to Lamoriello. Otherwise, there is no point to these discussions.
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What ultimately was the reason why he left?
What ultimately was the reason why he left?
Lou lost touch. His drafts were horrid and let the Devils in horrible shape. They had arguably the worst farm system in hockey when he left. His free agent signings were very bad as well. He was giving big long term deals to aging starts and guys like Ryan Clowe.
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with Lou?
What ultimately was the reason why he left?
Lou lost touch. His drafts were horrid and let the Devils in horrible shape. They had arguably the worst farm system in hockey when he left. His free agent signings were very bad as well. He was giving big long term deals to aging starts and guys like Ryan Clowe.
So why would this be a good thing if the Islanders brought him into the organization?
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with Lou?
What ultimately was the reason why he left?
Lou lost touch. His drafts were horrid and let the Devils in horrible shape. They had arguably the worst farm system in hockey when he left. His free agent signings were very bad as well. He was giving big long term deals to aging starts and guys like Ryan Clowe.
So why would this be a good thing if the Islanders brought him into the organization?
I never said it was.
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In comment 13963117 Jay on the Island said:
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In comment 13963099 EricJ said:
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with Lou?
What ultimately was the reason why he left?
Lou lost touch. His drafts were horrid and let the Devils in horrible shape. They had arguably the worst farm system in hockey when he left. His free agent signings were very bad as well. He was giving big long term deals to aging starts and guys like Ryan Clowe.
So why would this be a good thing if the Islanders brought him into the organization?
I never said it was.
If it gets Snow out, it's definitely a good thing.