INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 19: Head coach Rick Pitino of the Louisville Cardinals reacts in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines during the second round of the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 19, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
After one dinner with Lou Lamoriello, legendary coach Rick Pitino bought Islanders season tickets for the next three years.
The Islanders are trending in the right direction. After a trip to the second round in year one of Barry Trotz and Lou Lamoriello, in year two they took it to another round to the Eastern Conference Final this past year.