The Islanders have yet to confirm reports they have spoken with veteran NHL executive Lou Lamoriello about a position in their front office. The Devils won three Stanley Cups under Lamoriello’s leadership.
But there is a logic to the potential pairing: Islanders ownership has said it is evaluating ways to improve its hockey operations department and Lamoriello, who will turn 76 on Oct. 21, prefers a dominant voice in organizational decisions. He left the Devils on July 23, 2015, a little more than two months after ceding his general manager’s role to Ray Shero and he lost influence in Toronto when Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan removed Lamoriello after three seasons as GM on April 30 and put him in an advisory role.