The Islanders’ new front office is starting to come together.
President Lou Lamoriello announced Tuesday that the team has hired Steve Pellegrini to be an assistant general manager. Pellegrini spent the past 12 years as a vice president of hockey operations for the Devils, where he was hired and worked under Lamoriello until the latter left for the Maple Leafs in 2015.
Pellegrini joins Lamoriello’s son, Chris, as an assistant GM, with a full-time GM yet to be named — if there is going to be one other than the elder Lamoriello. According to a statement released by the team, Pellegrini worked on all hockey-related matters with the Devils, “including and not limited to, contract negotiation/salary arbitration preparation, collective bargaining agreement/salary cap compliance, scheduling and scouting.