The Chris Johnston Show: Julian McKenzie and Chris Johnston speaking concerning the New York Islanders and GM Lou Lamoriello.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
McKenzie: “Actually fascinating out of New York, with the Islanders, particularly. Patrick Johnston out of the Vancouver Province, no relation, placing out a report, seeming to recommend that Lou Lamoriello’s days, very interested in how lengthy they’ll final as GM of the New York Islanders. Not that nice of a begin for his or her season to this point. What are you listening to out of the island?
Johnston: “Properly, I believe it’s, clearly a time of, you understand, just a little little bit of turmoil there with simply, you understand, they made the teaching change final 12 months with Patrick Roy. , let’s name it as it’s, Lou Lamoriello is 82 years previous.
So, I imply, he was not going to work endlessly. Not that, not that I’m pushing him out of a job. I’m simply saying, you understand, it’s fairly outstanding achievement, even to have performed, you understand, met the calls for of that job so long as he has.
And you understand, they’re locked into some troublesome contracts. They usually’re not performing as much as, you understand, the trail to them turning into getting again to the place they have been even a number of years in the past once they went to these went to these back-to-back Jap Convention Finals. Simply appears, appears just a little rocky, proper?
And, you understand, they’ve some large choices. , they’ve Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson, the aforementioned, each as pending UFAs. , each gamers that I might say, with a crew usually of their sneakers, can be beginning to consider, you understand, shifting on from forward of the commerce deadline to show issues over.
Now, you understand, we all know the Islanders and Lou Lamoriello particularly do issues type of on their very own beat. And so I’m definitely, I’ve no Intel but at this level that both these gamers shall be out there, however I definitely assume it’s a chance.
And so, yeah, I believe the place the Islanders are at is that they need to, they’re type of at some extent the place inflection level the place they should resolve, you understand, what the following steps for the group are. , one of the best cross, path ahead, and you understand that, that in all probability contains some succession planning. I believe that that’s the easiest way to place it.
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Actually, this discuss’s been on the market just a little bit even earlier than simply now in terms of Lamoriello’s future. And, yeah, I imply, that’s, that’s the easiest way I can put it. They received to make some choices, and I don’t assume these choices have been made simply but.
McKenzie: “Okay, I’ll say this although Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri, guys will look fairly good on some contending groups proper now. Perhaps nearer to the deadline however you understand what I imply.
Johnston: “Nelson, particularly, I believe in the event that they make him out there, shall be in large demand, simply because he’s very versatile. He can play really, you possibly can slot in as even your second-line heart I believe on a superb crew. He can play the wing. , he scored fairly constantly, large man, sturdy man.
I simply assume, I believe he’s the type of participant that groups gearing up for lengthy playoff run would take a look at and go and salivate about. To not point out even all the great groups on this league, all of them appear to really feel like they’re down a middle. what I imply? All of them appear to assume that they’ve, like, at three and a half facilities or one thing.
And so, simply the concept that he may no less than doubtlessly be that, and even in the event you don’t use him as that originally, however he may play the wing. I believe that, I believe groups shall be tripping over themselves to attempt to get him. If, if he turns into out there.
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However you understand, nonetheless little untimely to dive into that too deeply however I’m simply saying, in the event you’re on the market and also you’re cheering for a crew that wants a ahead, good likelihood they’ll be thinking about Brock Nelson, ought to he be out there.
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