Lou Lamoriello has been the Toronto Maple Leafs GM since 2015 but in the minds of most New York area hockey fans, he will always be connected with the New Jersey Devils, the team he guided for over 20 seasons and to three Stanley Cups.
But could he end up with the Islanders?
Probably not. But thanks to Elliotte Friedman (and to a lesser extent Nick Kypreos) of Sportsnet, the smoke is starting to waft into the air, which may lead to some fire.
Friedman isn’t the first to mention the possibility of the Islanders chasing the 75-year-old Lamoriello, but once he puts a note in his post-first round 31 Thoughts column, it makes it kind of unofficially official.