Newsday: Lou expected to extend for 3 more years

[Torrey Redux]

Should we have all disavowed Lou and those results from the start? The fact is that he came to a crossroads after the 2021 playoffs. He gave the team one more chance to get to the Finals. But in the offseason of 2021 instead of being able to add the necessary pieces to get them there, the best he could do was Zdeno Chara. When that team missed the playoffs that was the time for Lou to start breaking it down, not bringing in Lambert and running it back (yes RUNNING IT BACK) yet again. He misread what he had in the organization and mismanaged his salary cap in the 2 years post-covid.

As I've said in the past, I think Lou lost his objectivity with the team. He fell in love with his core because, in his words, "they play like men."

 

[steveat]

It's people like Lou that mess up the employment rate. Retire already so we can put more people to work!

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Not surprising that everyone wants Lou gone yesterday now, but the seeds of the current middling, directionless lineup and prospect and contract disasters (yes, disasters is the right word) were sown during the COVID runs and 90+ percent of the people now calling for his head were drinking the same Kool Aid that Lou was; that the Islanders were great and on the verge of a Stanley Cup. The problem is that we were never great and our runs, while nice and a good distraction during tough times, were as much the product of circumstance as anything else, and Lou buying into our supposed greatness by signing ill-advised, long-term NTC contracts while eviscerating our farm system was only going to end one way.

So, it's nice that pretty much everyone is now on the same page about Lou, but the fact is you all got what you wanted from him at the time and now is the time when we're all going to have to start paying for it.

Lou and Trotz were the right people at the right time when they came in. The Organization was in a bad way when Tavares in retrospect a blessing the 11M man did not re-sign on The Island or things would be even worse with another declining unmovable asset on the ledger. Just unfortunate the Isles did not get anything for him. But those 3 years they really were a force. You still have to give him credit for the turnaround. It is also true he may not be the right man at this time for the job. When Trotz was fired, he should have retooled the roster then. I think it's time to move on him if he still thinks this roster is final 4 worthy. If he does think this. He should be replaced as we can all agree this roster is no longer close to winning it all. Take a step back to move fwd is what this team should be doing.