When Lou Lamoriello was brought in as the New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations he was tasked with turning this bumbling franchise into a winner. It wouldn’t be done overnight, but Lou was brought in to make decisions to turn this franchise around as soon possible.
And within two weeks of being hired, he rightly identified that the Islanders needed a culture change. He fired long-time GM and former President of Hockey Operations Garth Snow and Head Coach Doug Weight.
It was a decisive move to set this organization on a winning path. It was a classic Lou move.