The New York Islanders have fired former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello as their president of hockey operations, the team announced Tuesday morning.

The 75-year-old Lamoriello is the architect of the New Jersey Devils that won three Stanley Cup Championships - in 1995, 2000 and 2003. Lamoriello served as the Maple Leafs GM for three years, but president Brendan Shanahan opted to replace Lamoriello with Kyle Dubas as the next GM.

Lamoriello will have to go to work right away, as the Islanders stand to lose captain John Tavares in free agency - unless a new deal can be reached. If Lamoriello isn't able to extend the Isles' franchise player, he'll be forced to find some more offense - via the draft, in trades or in the free agent market.

Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, Lamoriello's track record speaks for itself. Besides spending nearly 30 years in the New Jersey front office, he turned a last-place Leafs team in 2016 into one that qualified for the playoffs over the next two years.

With Lamoriello now in power, the future for Garth Snow - is now in question. He's been the general manager since 2006, but the hiring of Lamoriello means Snow no longer calls the shots.

Snow has come under scrutiny for many questionable decisions in his career, including the mammoth contract handed out to oft-injured goalie Rick DiPietro and the constant coaching change carousel. With Lamoriello now in place, the Islanders own one of the smartest men when it comes to drafting, and a man who knows how to play hard ball in contract negotiations.

The Islanders missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season in 2017-18, and some form of a change in the front office was bound to take place. Lamoriello also must decide if head coach Doug Weight is deserving of another season, or if he must make a change.

It promises to be a very interesting few weeks here between now and free agency in New York.

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