How will the New York Islanders Deal with Their Administration and Teaching Place Transferring Ahead?
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was on NHL Community and was requested by Lauren Gardner and Mike Rupp about adjustments occurring with the New York Islanders. He was requested what comes subsequent now that Lou Lamoriello is not going to be introduced again, and what concerning the destiny of head coach Patrick Roy?
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NHL Information: Lou Lamoriello Let Go By New York Islanders
Lauren Gardiner: “Slightly breaking information earlier this , because the New York Islanders simply despatched out this tweet that the Isles Group introduced at present that Lou Lamoriello’s contract as President and Normal Supervisor is not going to be renewed. Efficient instantly, Working Companion John Collins will lead a search to search out the subsequent basic supervisor. We now welcome in our resident insider, Elliotte Friedman. Elliotte, thanks a lot for becoming a member of us at present. What are the subsequent steps for this membership?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Nicely, I feel that one of many first issues I wished to examine Lauren was each the tweet you simply learn, I used to be questioning if which means the Islanders weren’t going to be hiring a President of Hockey Operations, they usually have been merely searching for a basic supervisor, and that’s one of many issues that I adopted up on. And I’ve been informed the Islanders are prepared to think about completely different choices.
The very best leaders that they’ll discover, so I feel they’re going to think about perhaps the opportunity of anyone who’s a basic supervisor. But when additionally they resolve to go and have a look at, like Ken Holland‘s identify is on the market quite a bit. I don’t assume Ken Holland is approaching age 70. He’s not a day-to-day Normal Supervisor anymore, however I feel he could possibly be a President of Hockey Operations with one other basic supervisor beneath him.
So I feel that’s the very first thing they’re going to find out is, do they wish to go along with the two-headed construction, or do they wish to go, merely, with a basic supervisor who can be in command of constructing again up their hockey operations?
So I feel that’s the very first thing the Islanders are going to have to determine.”
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Mike Rupp: “Elliotte, what do you assume this implies for head coach Patrick Roy?”
Friedman: “Nicely, so once more, I adopted up on that one too at present, Michael, as a result of I knew you guys weren’t going to let me go with out asking this query. So what I’ve been informed is that proper now that Patrick Roy and the remainder of the hockey operations workers are “below analysis,” they contemplate to be and proceed to be below analysis too. It’s going to be as much as the subsequent particular person, or people who find themselves in cost, to make that dedication on Roy and the opposite hockey operation workers.
In order that they’re in a little bit of limbo, however whoever will get employed will finally make that call. I’d say this. I feel there was, I don’t even know if friction is the appropriate phrase, Michael, however I feel there was some debate internally about whether or not or not Lamoriello and Roy agreed on the best way the staff was enjoying.
Roy was comfy enjoying some high-chance, high-tempo video games. You performed for Lamoriello. He was a extra lock-it-down, button-it-up fashion. I feel there was a little bit of a disagreement over that. So we’ll see how the subsequent particular person in cost feels.”
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