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Lou Lamoriello’s future, four other pressing questions facing Islanders

If the Islanders are no longer content to continue pushing this situation backwards, who is the best person to move them forward? That’s the first and most important question facing the franchise after Wednesday’s 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes that ended its season, and the only people who can answer it are owner Scott Malkin […]

Last USS Arizona survivor, Lou Conter, never stopped remembering

The Pearl Harbor tragedy lasted just over an hour before becoming a “day that will live in infamy.” And Louis “Lou” Conter remembered every brutal moment. The tough last survivor of the USS Arizona, he died on December 7, 1941, when the Navy ship was bombed and sunk by the Japanese during a surprise attack […]

Lou Conter, last living Pearl Harbor survivor aboard USS Arizona, dead at 102

Lou Conter, the last survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack who was aboard the USS Arizona when it exploded and sank, died Monday. He was 102 years old. On December 7, 1941, as a quartermaster, Conter was on the ship’s main deck when Japanese planes passed over and began attacking the Hawaiian naval base. Contour’s […]

Lou Lamoriello shifts to neutral at quiet Islanders trade deadline

A minute or two ago, when Lou Lamoriello was in the midst of a missed championship at the Meadowlands, “El Excigente” was following the natural sequence of free agency, rental trades, and talent cycling through the four-year college cycle. I accepted it as not much different. life. So I guess I just don’t understand how […]

Lou Lamoriello, Islanders stand pat as NHL trade deadline passes

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Islanders, under the guidance of coach Lou Lamoriello, generally took one of two paths at the trade deadline. Lamoriello got the job done before deadline day, like the Bo Horvat and Pierre Engvall trades a year ago and the Kyle Palmieri trade in 2021. Or, like in 2022 or 2024 after […]

Lou Lamoriello says Islanders must increase goalie depth

ST. LOUIS — It’s not easy to have three goaltenders who can play in the NHL. But Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello knows it’s necessary after the team lost Semyon Varlamov to injury earlier this season. “It’s tough, but it’s the way it should be,” Lamoriello said Thursday before the Islanders’ 4-0 loss to the […]