#Lou Lamoriello

It's been a tough few years if you're a sports bettor who likes to take big swings on Stanley Cup futures bets. The 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup after sitting among the top pre-season favorites following a season in which they'd tied an NHL record with 62 wins. The 2020-21 Lightning were obviously favorites again, coming off the…

It's not too often a player 21 games into the first season of a three-year contract extension becomes a virtual lock to be traded. But here we are with right winger Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks. It's natural to view last weekend's drama as a catalyst and the reason why Boeser and agent Ben Hankinson have been granted permission by the…

Another day passes and the New York Islanders remain the only team not to have made a transaction since the opening of free agency, Calle Odelius aside. The Matthew Tkachuk situation seemingly presented opportunity for Isles GM Lou Lamoriello to become a beneficiary of the team that acquired the 24-year-old winger until the Florida Panthers swooped…

With American Thanksgiving now behind us and the holiday season coming up, PHR continues its look at what teams are thankful for in 2022-23. There also might be a few things your team would like down the road. We'll examine what's gone well in the early going and what could improve as the season rolls on for the New York Islanders. The Islanders…

It feels like we have been discussing the possibility of a Jakob Chychrun trade out of Arizona for nearly two years now. While the defenseman still remains a member of the Coyotes and will seemingly start the season out in the desert, it's very likely he'll be donning a different sweater by the end of the year. The 24-year-old talked about the last…

It's not too often a player 21 games into the first season of a three-year contract extension becomes a virtual lock to be traded. But here we are with right winger Brock Boeser and the Vancouver Canucks. It's natural to view last weekend's drama as a catalyst and the reason why Boeser and agent Ben Hankinson have been granted permission by the…

The NY Islanders are betting on themselves this season running it back with the same group of forwards that got them to back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021. One of those bets, and possibly their biggest bet, is relying on Anthony Beavuvillier as a top-6 contributor in 2022-23. It feels like every…

MONTREAL - Here's what's ahead on day two for the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL Entry Draft. Fans can watch from 8 a.m. on Sportsnet. The Canucks didn't have a pick in the second round, but did have picks in rounds 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. They had said they'd like to add a second rounder but weren't optimistic and in the end, they were right. They made…

The Islanders are set to begin their 2022-23 regular season campaign this Thursday. This is a special season for the Islanders, as they'll be celebrating their 50th anniversary in the NHL. There will be plenty of tributes to the great Islanders of the past, especially their 80's dynasty teams. While celebrating their past, the current team is…

Imagine a starting rotation of Luis Castillo, Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman. And then add in a little hope for the future with Jose Berrios and Hyun-jin Ryu, and the dependability of Ross Stripling. It could have happened had Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins beat the Seattle Mariners to the punch at baseball's trade deadline this summer. It…

The New York Islanders did not sign highly touted free agent Nazem Kadri, despite what the belief was. Quite frankly, many reports came in that Kadri would be Long Island bound, it was just about Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello clearing the necessary salary-cap space. He did not, and here we are. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman…

The New York Islanders may not have been victorious against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night, as they fell 4-3 in a shootout. But Islanders head coach Barry Trotz continued to get production from his new top line. On Tuesday, Trotz decided to elevate Zach Parise and Kyle Palmieri to the top line alongside Mathew Barzal. Immediately that line…

The New York Islanders took a step in the right direction on Sunday night as they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 2-1 on UBS Arena ice for their first win of the preseason. The offense continued to struggle with just two shots on goal, but the defensive structure was much improved from the previous two preseason games, and that…

TORONTO -- Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas met with team president Brendan Shanahan late in the summer to discuss possibly getting a contract beyond this season. He was told not yet. The decision would come after this season, likely depending on whether the Maple Leafs win a Stanley Cup Playoff series for the first time since…

STATEN ISLAND, NY - "Hockey trades." That's what New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello said he was going to have to do to bolster his roster. Well, after months of speculation caused by Lamoriello's notorious silence, the Islanders are returning to the 2022-23 season looking mostly the same. The Islanders were derailed by a plethora of obstacles…

The Stanley Cup Champions begin their quest to back up their previous run to the Finals. We're now back to a normal time in the NHL with no COVID restrictions and hopefully will have no COVID stoppages this time round. While I started this series last year, it was more weird and dynamic as it had been upwards of two years since the Avs last played…

The fantasy season is upon us. Another year of tears of joy and heartbreak. To help you along, here's your fantasy outlook for the New York Islanders: Last season: 37-35-10, 5th Metro, 20th overall. GF: 23rd, GA: 7th, PP: 12th, PK: 4th. That schedule… oof. The Islanders won just five games - three of them against lottery-bound teams - on their…

From the time he was four years old, when September came around P.K. Subban knew what team he was going to be playing for. In his early years in the GTHL, there was annual demand for Subban's immense talents. The phone calls were many. The annual recruitment was heavy. And then he became an NHL player, a legend of sorts, a magazine cover waiting to…

The Toronto Maple Leafs are the best kept secret in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs have the best roster, are the deepest team in the NHL, and have the most stars. Last season they had the Hart Trophy winner, were the team that outperformed their goaltending by the biggest margin, and finished fourth overall. They enter this season with 2 x Hart…

To see all the Daily Faceoff 2022-23 NHL team previews, In a Metropolitan Division with plenty of uncertainty, the one team in which many prognosticators seemed to be confident was the New York Islanders. Fresh off back to back final-four losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Isles seemed like a safe bet for another season of tidy defense and…

On Friday, Vancouver Hockey Now's Rob Simpson reached out to Brian Bartlett, the agent of J.T. Miller, regarding contract extension talks with the Vancouver Canucks. Bartlett shared that talks may be coming to an end rather quickly. "It's possible we make a decision to cut off talks when the season starts, to avoid distractions for J.T. and his…

In today's NHL rumors rundown, why did the Buffalo Sabres choose to give Tage Thompson an extension now? The team made a huge commitment coming off a breakout season but before they needed to. Meanwhile, a good seven or eight teams are in the mix for Evan Rodrigues with the Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins among them. Where will Sonny Milano…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…