Lou Lamoriello ostensibly gathered the media for an update on the Islanders’ latest injury to a third-line center, this time Tanner Fritz. But, mostly, the president and general manager wound up discussing his new team’s first playoff berth since 2016.
“It’s certainly a tremendous accomplishment, coming from where we were at the beginning of the year,” Lamoriello said on Sunday as the team practiced in East Meadow. “The job the coaching staff has done is incredible. But the players, too. The way they’ve responded. They’ve overcome adversity at different times. Right now, our team is feeling pretty good about itself.