New York Islanders: Lamoriello Contract Not Renewed; John Collins Searching for Next GM

[miscs75]

Goodbye facial hair restrictions

 

[MarsTBOW]

Thanks Lou for what you did early when you joined our team.
Wanted you gone for the last 2 years I must admit.
At least now we can get somebody creative Possibly to Steer The Ship with an Impact Trade....

 

[miscs75]

Wonder what ol' Garth is up to these days

 

[GM4Hire]

So Bottta was right

Of course mine came with no inside info, just the feeling something wasn't right between Lou & Patrick which I put out there on Saturday that one was not back lol
Not sure when Botta posted it.

Lou needed to go as GM.

 

[SRBisles]

I'll also say this, Buffalo needs to fire Adams and hire Lou yesterday. He's exactly what they need.

 

[GM4Hire]

Hard pass on that

Roy knows what it takes to win even though I hated him as Montreal Canadian.
He was not afraid to use George for 25 min and I'm sure he would have taken a look at other players near the end if he had the choice of bringing up players from Bridgeport

 

[impaaaaaact]

So... who do we want?

 

[MJF]

This mentioned nothing about Chris L.

 

[SRBisles]

So... who do we want?

I'd prefer to go with a first timer from a model org (Darche comes to mind), but if we go retread i'd want Kekalainen.

 

[PK Cronin]

So... who do we want?

Fine, I'll do it.

 

[Kevin27nyi]

Wow

 

[beach]

I honestly think Roy will be the GM, or at least move to an assistants role. He indicated in his presser last year if I recall correctly something like I would like to be in the front office eventually.

I predict Roy is out on his keister within a week of the new GM (not Roy) taking over.

 

[Chardo]

If you're a good GM or an up and coming candidate, what is the attraction of the Islanders job?

 

[Chardo]

I predict Roy is out on his keister within a week of the new GM (not Roy) taking over.

Have any experienced GMs taken over a team and kept the coach?

 

[TXNYI]

If you're a good GM or an up and coming candidate, what is the attraction of the Islanders job?

Well....they won't be bored. We got PLENTY of work to do....

 

[IslesNorway]

Thank goodness!

Now, new GM out

 

[Throttle]

I'd prefer to go with a first timer from a model org (Darche comes to mind), but if we go retread i'd want Kekalainen.

He’s a good scout - awful as a GM.

 

[YearlyLottery]

If you're a good GM or an up and coming candidate, what is the attraction of the Islanders job?

A GM position in an organization that is clearly a professionally ran one with a permanent home.

 

[Islanders100]

Still such a wasted opportunity at the deadline thanks to Lou and ownership. Should have moved Lee, Palmieri and Pageau at the deadline, it was such a sellers market.

 

[BMOK33]

Unfortunately a good chance if Roy is out most of these other coaches will be hired by the time the Isles have a new GM. I think a new coach if it happens will be someone out of the AHL or a current assistant elsewhere. I am not sure I see Bylsma/Torts/Tocchet coming here

 

[impaaaaaact]

I'd prefer to go with a first timer from a model org (Darche comes to mind), but if we go retread i'd want Kekalainen.

I was going to say Darche or Gilman, but Kekelainen definitely makes sense as well

 

[SRBisles]

Dreger hinting towards Ken Holland

 

[impaaaaaact]

If you're a good GM or an up and coming candidate, what is the attraction of the Islanders job?

New building, relatively hands off ownership, immediate chance to put your stamp on the roster

 

[Chardo]

A GM position in an organization that is clearly a professionally ran one with a permanent home.

Like nearly any other organization. But if you're a legit GM candidate, and you look at this roster and barren farm system, why would you want this job over the next one?

 

[SI90]

Still such a wasted opportunity at the deadline thanks to Lou and ownership. Should have moved Lee, Palmieri and Pageau at the deadline, it was such a sellers market.

Makes it even more infuriating. Now the interesting thing to think about is a new GM won’t be on the hot seat. Will he commit to a rebuild to sell everything off filled through the draft and gone for Gavin McKenna? Obviously, we want to win and compete, but we don’t know the philosophy of mindset of a new. The difference between this and the Tavares rebuild is actually pieces to sell off and get good assets back and we already have two really good young players in Cole Eiserman and Cal Ritchie.

We also have Dobson and Holmstrom. During the Tavares rebuild, we had literally nothing to sell off and to start with unless you count Frans.