To insinuate that the New York Islanders won’t be a competitive team under head coach Barry Trotz is downright ignorance.
Firstly, the New York Islanders will likely not make the playoffs next season, and that’s fine — the events of free agency caused several changes in approach on how the Islanders proceed.
Lamoriello currently faces scrutiny for a lack of action to address the Islanders’ defense coupled with an interesting plethora of grinders heading to Long Island.
Yet, Lou has done exactly what he set out to do in bringing a winning culture to Long Island.