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

[impaaaaaact]

Dreger hinting towards Ken Holland

Ken or his son? EDIT: maybe both?

 

[nyisles]

So... who do we want?

I Volunteer As New Gm Of My New York Islanders

 

[SRBisles]

Ken or his son?

 

[beach]

 

[YearlyLottery]

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?

Because the next one is never a guarantee.

 

[Chardo]

If it's not Holland, they wasted a good non-renewal.

 

[Arsenalogist24]

Happy to hear, now get his oaf of a son gone too

 

[PK Cronin]

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

Bergevin is still out there too, right? Not sure how he's thought of around the league (not that I want him, just looking at available re-treads we might see).

 

[impaaaaaact]

I'm not going to complain about Ken Holland... but that's another guy who hasn't won anything since the early 2000s despite being gifted Conor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

We're not working with those two, nor are we working with Lidstrom/Yzerman/Federov so I wonder if he would even be interested in working with a roster without loads of generational talent

 

[Strummergas]

Why is the floor so slippery in here?

 

[CBG]

It's a Christmas Miracle in April

 

[PK Cronin]

Why is the floor so slippery in here?

Blame @periferal.

 

[Strummergas]

I'm excited for him. It's like watching your child experience Christmas, he'll be so happy.

Until his next crusade...

 

[Lame Lambert]

 

[PK Cronin]

 

[Throttle]

Collins already knows who he wants. You don’t let Lou go without knowing that and going out into the ether.

 

[doublechili]

I haven't read any posts yet, but in case no one has mentioned it yet...

It's Lousday!

Or more accurately, Lose Lou Day.

 

[The Lighthouse]

Respect Lou for helping to bring professionalism to the franchise, and his huge move early on to bring in Trotz, which I'm confident would not have been possible under the clown show we had before his arrival. Doubling down on the team after 2021-22 season didn't work out and it's time to move on.

 

[Arsenalogist24]

Get someone who prioritizes drafter and player development. Big free agents don’t come to LI

 

[TXNYI]

Also, the CONE OF SILENCE IS NO MORE!!! Beat writers rejoicing.

 

[Lame Lambert]

Please no more NHL executive re-treads. Find a competent AGM ready to go out on their own.

 

[Strummergas]

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?

Because there's only so many of these jobs to go around. Some people also love a challenge.

 

[Big L]

Please god do not hire some spreadsheet wizard GM

 

[Throttle]

I'm not going to complain about Ken Holland... but that's another guy who hasn't won anything since the early 2000s despite being gifted Conor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

We're not working with those two, nor are we working with Lidstrom/Yzerman/Federov so I wonder if he would even be interested in working with a roster without loads of generational talent

He got a team to Game 7 of the SC last year.

They ain’t getting that far this year, so…

 

[Big L]

Because there's only so many of these jobs to go around. Some people also love a challenge.

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