When Lou Lamoriello became the New York Islanders General Manager there was hope that things would change for the Islanders. The Islanders had a culture of mismanaging prospects and giving too many opportunities to veterans who’ve seen better days.
With Lou Lamoriello’s comments on Josh Ho-Sang, it makes you wonder how much the culture really has changed.
Putting all biases aside for a second, doesn’t a clean slate mean that a player isn’t held accountable for their past actions previous to cleaning the slate? From my understanding of the metaphor, it infers that each player gets a fresh start.