Lou Lamoriello “hates” the terms “buyes” and “sellers” regarding teams at the trade deadline and thinks it disrespects both player and organization. The implication from yesterday’s (non)actions and his media availability following the NHL trade deadline are that he surveyed the market for “hockey trades” — a disrespect to the cold contenders and tankers around the league, perhaps — and found none to consummate.
While there may have been some low-end interest in the Islanders’ cheapest and oldest assets like Zdeno Chara and Andy Greene, Lamoriello alluded to an understanding that they signed here to see out the year and didn’t want to be part of some clearance sale that fetched a late-round pick.