Lou Lamoriello isn’t looking back on John Tavares’ departure to the Toronto Maple Leafs via free agency.
“We did everything we possibly could to keep John,” the Islanders president said Thursday on SiriusXM NHL Network in his first public comments since Tavares left on Sunday. “He’s a quality player. He’s now with another team. That’s the past. What we’re doing right now is to get knowledge on who we are and learning more about each and every player we have here.”
Unlike the situation he faced when he became the Maple Leafs general manager in 2015, Lamoriello said he does not see the need to break down the Islanders.