Islanders Point Blank: Isles looking to hire top hockey executive

[SI90]

Islanders looking to hire top hockey executive


I guess this is good news lol


Why would anyone want to become GM without complete autonomy? Hopefully Snow becomes the NHLs highest paid usher.

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[Sparksrus3]

I will wait for the press conference. Until then anyone from Butch Goring to JF Berube is a potential candidate

 

[Nosebleed40]

You can't have a qualified candidate if Snow still holds some sort of power with hockey operations. They better have a clear plan.

 

[BelovedIsles]

Was just coming to post this. Ok, so we moved from Twitter/message board rumor to an actual report; not bad. I don't know enough about those candidates, but all of them come from winning organizations.

 

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[aronjudge11]

This will go as well as Neil Smith went. As ive been saying for a long time something Wang did made Snow unfirable. A new GM will be here just to speak tobthe fans and keep botta off ledeckys back. Snow is a control freak he will control the GM. snow controlled 3 millionairs semi billionairs in the last 3 years with his mind games. A low level tom fitzgerald is a walk in the park for Snow.....Also Ledeckys been searching for a hockey guy for a few years...nothibg new here...hes probably driving a 20 year old car bwcause hes searching a new car.

 

[BTrotts19]

I will take this as a PR stunt to get the heat off L&M for the time being, until a qualified candidate has the job and Snow is relegated, not promoted...if not completely ousted

 

[JKP]

Paul Fenton, please!!!!!

 

[periferal]

I will take this as a PR stunt to get the heat off L&M for the time being, until a qualified candidate has the job and Snow is relegated, not promoted...if not completely ousted

If it's a PR stunt, then you've failed PR 101 to only leak it to Botta.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

You can't have a qualified candidate if Snow still holds some sort of power with hockey operations.

Exactly why Bill Belichick resigned as Jets head coach - when Parcells decided he'd hang around with the Jets for a while even though he wasn't coach anymore.

 

[Instant]

I'm afraid to be hopeful even a little.

 

[nyisles]

Fenton would be a huge get for this team, so he'll probably decline the position and we'll end up with a mentally checked-out Lou Lam and his son who has probably caught Garth-itis by now.

 

[sabremike]

The smart money says Botta is working everyone because he has as many Islanders sources as I do.

 

[SI90]

The smart money says Botta is working everyone because he has as many Islanders sources as I do.

He actually does have sources. What concerns me is he working everyone because he hates Snow so much and just wants this out there with the hopes of Snow seeing it and wondering about his future.

The funny thing is though if the isles owners really were looking for an Executive or executives I don’t think they’d blindside Snow unless they planned on firing him which doesn’t sound like the case.

 

[periferal]

Ha ha.

 

[Surfrat]

Unless Garf is gone it doesnt mean much.

 

[Tres Peleches]

Ha ha.

Am I mistaken, or did it nowhere in the article claim they had already asked for permission, and in fact explicitly states they are waiting to see who becomes available to take the next step

Maybe I'm just being naive and hoping for good news, but still

 

[SI90]

Ha ha.

I smell a media fight night!!

 

[Tres Peleches]

Unless Garf is gone it doesnt mean much.

They could give Garth the title of Supreme Overlord of the Universe and the Islanders for all I care, so long as he doesn't have a hand in the operations of the team

 

[FourRings]

Good news. Give no power to Snow.

 

[1JB2]

Ha ha.

From what I've read, Isles are looking to move Snow to a different role and the new exec would be the GM. Ledecky said after the playoffs they will start contacting teams about different executives. I wouldn't want a team to contact me while my team was in the middle of a playoff series. Im not sure on the rules in the NHL when it comes to this because Garth has been GM since I was 15! So sad that its funny

 

[Skip To My Lou]

We were told we were getting a top hockey executive last year as well. How did that come about?

Not believing anything until I see an official announcement.

 

[1JB2]

My personal opinion. Ledecky has done this before and stuck with Garth so common sense tells me he's not going to strike out twice but this is Ledecky were talking about. Lets just pray for the best we all deserve it

 

[TeamKidd]

...and monkeys will come flying out of my butt....

 

[Riseonfire]

I smell a media fight night!!

Andrew works for Newsday remember. He's gotta be a company man.

Botta was a source but is now on his own and less connected.

The Rob kid is an upstart reporter with zero connections and a fan POV.