Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello speaks with the media at Northwell Health Ice Center on May 6, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Upon being left in the forest without a GPS or a picnic lunch, an experienced guide often comes in handy.
Hence the Florida Panthers ought to be well-positioned for the months ahead, in which 24 NHL teams must navigate a winding, unprecedented path if/when the league returns to action.
Their coach, Joel Quenneville, is the winningest active one in the NHL, with 925 regular-season victories, and he won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks in the 2010s.