Lamoriello set to settle into Isles’ front office
For years, Islanders fans have called for general manager Garth Snow’s head.
It appears a familiar face may have a hand in granting that wish.
Former Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello will run the Islanders’ hockey opera- tions, according to The Athletic.
The former Devils and Leafs general manager will be hired either as president of hockey operations, general manager or both, the site said.
Lamoriello’s name was connected to the Islanders front office after he was demoted from his role as general manager to senior adviser of the Maple Leafs this offseason.
Islanders brass has yet to release an official statement and it’s unclear what the future holds for Snow, who has guided the franchise to just one playoff series win since taking over in 2006.
But the mastermind behind the Devils’ three Stanley Cups is wasting no time getting to work, as Lamoriello met with franchise captain and soon-to-be unrestricted free agent John Tavares last week.
The move also paves the way for a family reunion — Lamoriello’s son, Chris, is currently an assistant GM with the Islanders.
— Mark Fischer
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Congress should enact uniform standards for any states that plan to legislate sports betting.
Goodell detailed the league’s position in a statement Monday that reiterated the NFL’s stance that legalized sports gambling in the United States should be governed by federal law rather than state law. The Supreme Court ruled last week to strike down a 1992 law that barred most stateauthorized sports gambling.
In suggesting four core principles that should be maintained for any form of legalized sports betting, Goodell stressed that leagues can “protect our content and intellectual property from those who attempt to steal or misuse it.” He also said guidelines must provide substantial consumer protections; ensure fans will have access to official, reliable league data; and that law enforcement will have the resources, monitoring and enforcement tools necessary “to protect our fans and penalize bad actors here at home and abroad.”
The NFL has long opposed any forms of gambling on its games, though it has approved the move of the Oakland Raiders to Las Vegas in 2020, and has strong ties to fantasy football, which is not tied to the Supreme Court decision.