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Islanders News: Lou rules, Oliver refines, arbitration season approaches

It’s Wednesday, and that’s half the battle.

Brian Burke has a new book (written by Stephen Brunt) about his life in hockey, which Sportsnet is very much pushing. In it he discusses his long, 40-plus year relationship with Lou Lamoriello — and how still doesn’t really “know” him — via this excerpt at Sportsnet:

“When you were around Lou, just when you started to think things were getting a little more personal and intimate—and even those moments were few and far between—the curtain would always come down.”

(Also referenced in book promos: Of course Pat Verbeek is the one who asked Burke to get rid of Brass Bonanza.