Confirmed with Link: Isles Hire Lou Lamoriello as President of Hockey Operations.

[MattMartin]

 

[Doshell Propivo]

guessing Lou is just here to ensure his son is going to be getting that GM job in a few years, nothing better than some nepotism to some unqualified person, in 5-6 years I am guessing we are going to be longing for the days of Snow as our GM

Lamoriello is a fraud!

 

[MarsTBOW]

Garth Snow Hears Lou is his new Boss

 

[Instant]

guessing Lou is just here to ensure his son is going to be getting that GM job in a few years, nothing better than some nepotism to some unqualified person, in 5-6 years I am guessing we are going to be longing for the days of Snow as our GM

Bood, I don't know what you're drinking, but please never stop

 

[MattMartin]

guessing Lou is just here to ensure his son is going to be getting that GM job in a few years, nothing better than some nepotism to some unqualified person, in 5-6 years I am guessing we are going to be longing for the days of Snow as our GM

 

[Lights911]

Lou going on 98.7 espn ny at 5:30

 

[SI]

cant believe mike didnt ask one question about JT. didnt push him on snow or weight either. not that he knows isles hockey but...those are basics.

Liked what Lou had to say, ready for a change, beyond ready actually. Not sure how much can be accomplished in the short term, due to the medium term problems of some bad contracts...

Agreed odd - there was not at least a question About 91?

 

[bioman22]

Making sure everyone understands LL is in charge, from A to Z.

 

[Big L]

Damn, I won’t be home until about 9:30 tonight. But when I get home I’ll be drinking Friday night beers instead of regular weeknight beers, let me tell you.

 

[Stercrazy]

Agreed odd - there was no at least a question About 91?

I'm sure Mike's wanted to not cross any lines in the NY Islanders 1st major interview in...years. Mike probably asked his producer to get a list of things LL won't talk about.

 

[periferal]

I can't believe it, but on his way out snow delivered his most accurate quote ever...


"With a little bit of luck anything can happen during the playoffs."

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Damn, I won’t be home until about 9:30 tonight. But when I get home I’ll be drinking Friday night beers instead of regular weeknight beers, let me tell you.

LOL!

 

[Stercrazy]

What's important is that he said "majority owner" Malkin was sincere and that he gave full automony.

Never mentioned Ledeky at all.

 

[PDCIslander41]

As long as he changes Snow out and replaces the coaching staff, I'd consider this hire a good success. Get JT in the fold again, and we got a home run hire. Getting Snow and that contract out, and showing a willingness to want to win again, is so crucial. Lou and others can be replaced if need be.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

in 5-6 years I am guessing we are going to be longing for the days of Snow as our GM

I think I just pinpointed where this guy jumped the shark.

 

[BrockLobster]

cant believe mike didnt ask one question about JT. didnt push him on snow or weight either. not that he knows isles hockey but...those are basics.

Liked what Lou had to say, ready for a change, beyond ready actually. Not sure how much can be accomplished in the short term, due to the medium term problems of some bad contracts...

Mike probably has no idea who JT is.

 

[BelovedIsles]

I like that he’s doing a comprehensive evaluation. Sounds like he wants to rebuild this franchise from A to Z. Sounds like a crusade and I’m not surprised he wanted full autonomy. His last hurrah before retirement; sounds motivated and poised.

Also sounds like he’s going to be doing a lot of homework in the next few weeks. Show him tapes of NYIs D and G please.

 

[The Underboss]

Everything this.


It gets clearer and clearer that Malkin & Ledecky are cleaning up the Chernobyl that wang left them, and why it's taking literally years to get things on track.

Exactly! For which is why I haven't gone off the deep end. We all had to know Wang would do something dumb before relinquishing control to L&M.

 

[The Underboss]

Lou is on SN590 right now and just said "Malkin offered me full control of hockey operations with no interference, which is music to my ears"

Now lets see what he does with said control!!

 

[eoin92]

I like that he’s doing a comprehensive evaluation. Sounds like he wants to rebuild this franchise from A to Z. Sounds like a crusade and I’m not surprised he wanted full autonomy. His last hurrah before retirement; sounds motivated and poised.

Also sounds like he’s going to be doing a lot of homework in the next few weeks. Show him tapes of NYIs D and G please.

He needs to watch tape of the coaches “coaching”.

 

[BelovedIsles]

He needs to watch tape of the coaches “coaching”.

A whole laundry list of tapes. 5.5 mil. Ladd playing like a checker, porous D, lack of systems, special teams, Greiss imploding, Nelson floating, Snow gorging.

 

[Born and Raised]

I like that he’s doing a comprehensive evaluation. Sounds like he wants to rebuild this franchise from A to Z. Sounds like a crusade and I’m not surprised he wanted full autonomy. His last hurrah before retirement; sounds motivated and poised.

Also sounds like he’s going to be doing a lot of homework in the next few weeks. Show him tapes of NYIs D and G please.

Lamoriello will not partake in a rebuild. Not that the Islanders even need one but that won't be happening - not with the roster at least. Rebuilding the management and front office? More like a blowup Id imagine is incoming.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Lamoriello will not partake in a rebuild. Not that the Islanders even need one but that won't be happening - not with the roster at least. Rebuilding the management and front office? More like a blowup Id imagine is incoming.

I didn’t mean rebuild in the youth movement sense. More like reinvent the culture, overhaul the staff, and retool the roster.

 

[Born and Raised]

I didn’t mean rebuild in the youth movement sense. More like reinvent the culture, overhaul the staff, and retool the roster.

Oh he'll do that - and I think some will be surprised just how quickly it'll happen too.

 

[seafoam]

Who are potential head coaching candidates that could be of interest to Lou if he decides to remove Weight & Co?