Lamoriello is not one to gush, but the Hall of Famer was willing to acknowledge the obvious: so far, so good.
The man in charge of all hockey matters for the Islanders watched Games 1 and 2 of the playoffs from a suite at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum, heard the noise, duly noted the victories and . . . let’s just say there were no orange towels – or pom-poms – being waved.