It has been eight days since Lou Lamoriello was named President of New York Islanders hockey operations, with full autonomy to boot, and the HHOF GM is preparing his master plan.
As Lamoriello continues to familiarize himself with the organization, its staff, and hopefully where to reassign Garth Snow, the first task at hand (aside from re-signing John Tavares) will be to address the team’s 31st overall defense.
Given Lamoriello’s history of making splashy moves at the NHL draft, this June will likely be a very fun one for the New York Islanders, and it likely marks the day Lamoriello makes his biggest pitch to convince Tavares to re-sign.