Lamoriello in a sentence

Injured Islanders star Mathew Barzal is set to begin skating softly, general Lou Lamoriello said.

Lamoriello has taken the brunt of criticism from the fan base, and he acknowledged that on Wednesday.

Signing him to an extension becomes priority No. 1 for Lou Lamoriello before the offseason, when Horvat becomes an unrestricted free agent, but for the here and now, the deal makes a playoff run much more likely on Long Island.

There is always the possibility of moving one of the core pieces via a hockey trade, or that, if Lamoriello leaves, a new general manager might view this core differently.

They suffered a seven-game losing streak in November that saw the fans chant for Lamoriello and coach Lane Lambert to be fired, then recovered by going 10-2-4 over the five weeks since.

Whether the quiet from the Islanders’ organization since breakup day reflects continued deliberation on the future of Lou Lamoriello or not, some clarity is owed sooner rather than later.

He might just be creating some tough decisions for Roy and Lou Lamoriello in the process.

Remember when one of Lamoriello’s first decisions upon moving to the Island from Toronto was to replace Robin Lehner with Varlamov?

Even though Lamoriello notoriously hates other people knowing his business, don’t rule out the possibility that the deal will be revisited at some point during the offseason.

Lamoriello hired Trotz fresh off the coach winning the Stanley Cup with Washington and the Capitals letting him go, then watched captain John Tavares leave for Toronto in free agency.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, NBC Sports executive producer Sam Flood, longtime broadcast partner Ed Olczyk, fellow play-by-play man Al Michaels and New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello all joined to say thanks and share their memories.

The Islanders were a surprise team last year, reaching the playoffs in the first year under Trotz and president and general manager Lou Lamoriello.

And Lamoriello will turn 76 in October – making him six and a half years older than Jim Rutherford of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the NHL’s next oldest GM.

He has led multiple Canadian national teams to victory and he is surrounded by a great team in Brendan Shanahan and Lou Lamoriello.

Lamoriello is all in, too.

Lamoriello made a deal to bring him back to Long Island.

Lamoriello made five trades in February of 2016 as he tried to recoup futures for players who weren’t a part of the team’s long-term plans.

Lamoriello offered an eight-year contract.

Lamoriello planned to stay on as the Devils’ president, but he jumped to the Maple Leafs two months later to become their general manager.

Lamoriello was scheduled to step down at this time.