<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-islanders/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New York Islanders</a> announced on Tuesday that general manager Lou Lamoriello’s contract with the team would not be renewed. Whether that leans more towards a mutual parting of ways or the Islanders softly firing Lamoriello, only they will know, but it appears that it was time for them to make a change.</p>



<p>It became clear for the Islanders that Lamoriello wasn’t quite fit to build this team over the past few seasons, as they strived for mediocrity when a rebuild was needed. So with Lamoriello appearing to be out of touch with NHL roster construction, surely this means that, at 82-years-old, he’ll be heading towards retirement, right?</p>



<p>Not so fast. Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli talk about Lou Lamoriello and how he still seems committed to working in the NHL on Daily Faceoff Live.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="135"></div>



<p><strong>Tyler Yaremchuk: </strong>For an 82-year-old, this is likely the end of the line for Lou, and if it is, what a career.</p>



<p><strong>Frank Seravalli: </strong>I’m not willing to say that. You can say that at your own peril.</p>



<p>We had these same conversations 10 years ago when Ray Shero succeeded him with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">New Jersey Devils</a>. They’re like, “He’s going to be the President of Hockey Ops, and then he’ll just fade away.” </p>



<p>He’s as sharp as ever, he wants to work, and he’s someone that craves being in the middle of it. And look, I think a lot of people would assume that it’s natural at this age to take a step back. But he’s had two other stops since then, going to<a href="https://theleafsnation.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Toronto</a> and then going to New York. And I just refuse to say at this moment in time that this is the last that we’ve seen from Lou Lamoriello in an NHL executive role. I just don’t.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="162"></div>



<p>You can watch the full episode here…</p>



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