FACESLou Lamoriello Nominated for GM of the Year by Will Wiegelman September 10, 2020 New York Islanders’ general manager and president of hockey operations, Lou Lamoriello, has been named a finalist for the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award. Lamoriello, a three-time Stanley Cup Champion with the New Jersey Devils, is in his second season with New York. He also managed the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2015-18.The award, first given out in 2010, is given to “the general manager who best excelled in his role during the regular season” as voted by all of the league’s general managers. Each of the last five winners have had their teams advance to the Stanley Cup Final including 2016 champion Jim Rutherford with Pittsburgh. New York has never had a winner.Lamoriello made a lot of moves this past off-season, re-signing Jordan Eberle, Brock Nelson and captain Anders Lee while adding Derick Brassard and Semyon Varlamov who has started 14 games this post-season. At the trade deadline, Lamoriello swapped futures for defenseman Andy Greene, who took over after Johnny Boychuk was injured in the qualifying round against Florida, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau who has taken up third-line center, power play and penalty kill duties. Pageau also signed a six-year $30 million deal within minutes of his trade being finalized. As his team advanced to in the playoffs, Lamoriello passed legendary Islanders GM Bill Torrey for second on the all-time playoff series wins list with 29. He now only trails Rangers’ senior advisor and alternate governor and former GM Glen Sather who has 41.Also nominated for the award are Jim Nill, who’s Stars are battling Vegas in the Western Conference Final, and Julien Brisbois, who’s Lightning are facing the Islanders in the Eastern Conference Final. The winner will be announced at the NHL Awards with the date to be determined. Post Views: 308The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsWill WiegelmanLatest posts by Will Wiegelman (see all) Lou Lamoriello Nominated for GM of the Year - September 10, 2020 In Movement Led by Hockey Diversity Alliance, NHL Postpones Playoff Games - August 27, 2020 UBS Arena: A New Home for the Islanders - July 22, 2020 Ilya Sorokin Signs with NY Islanders - July 13, 2020 Related TopicsGM of the YearislandersJim NillJulien BrisboisLou LamorielloNew York IslandersNHL Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 Dave Sims Reflects on Successful Career in Sports (Video) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on April 12, 2021 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020 Next Level Indoor Golf (Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 1, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 101: Z100’s David Brody (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 31, 2021More in FACES You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video)On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video)On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video)On the 106th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Dave Sims Reflects on Successful Career in Sports (Video)Dave Sims' first job out of college was with The New York Daily News... Odell Beckham Responds To Poop Fetish; Brand ambASSador Deal Local high school athletic director Tom Kaechele reflects on his career