Lou Lamoriello made the Devils and Leafs worse, now he's doing the same to the Islanders

It is difficult to argue that assertion, as under Lamiorello the New Jersey Devils made it to the post-season 21 times, out of 27 seasons in New Jersey.

Lamoriello also helped bring in talent from the USSR, much to the chagrin of orthodox hockey voices, like Don Cherry. Even as his successes have piled up, he has left the Devils in a perpetual rebuild as a result.

Unfortunately, Lamoriello has a philosophy of maintaining a consistent aging core, which we see in New York.

It looks as if, when he leaves his tenure in the Islanders organization, they may also end up a victim of Lou's biases and inability to adapt to the newer style of NHL.

The Devils are just now turning the corner, since he left in 2014, drafting Jack Hughes, Yegor Sharangovich, and Jesper Bratt.

Barry Trotz shouldn't have been the one to get fired.

If you look at the Maple Leafs drafting under Lamoriello it's much of the same. Other than Auston Matthews, the Maple Leafs have nothing to show prospect wise from the Lou Lamoriello Era. His failures of understanding the value of young talent has carried over to the New York Islanders who continue to have one of the worst prospect pools in the league.

After missing the playoffs, instead of drafting a prospect to potentially help his team, Lou chose to trade his pick in exchange for Alex Romanov. The Islanders have not drafted in the first round since Lou was hired instead dealing the previous picks for JG Pageau and Kyle Palmieri.

It's clear drafting and development just isn't a priority and it's likely why Lou hasn't won anything since the inception of the salary cap.