- Ethan Sears of the New York Post provides (subscription link) an overview of some questions the Islanders now face in the wake of Lou Lamoriello not getting his contract renewed. Chief among them is the fate of contract extension talks between the club and pending UFA winger Kyle Palmieri. It looked as if a new deal was a matter of when, not if, but if the new GM wants to go a different direction, that could now be off the table. Sears also flags the handling of Noah Dobson’s next contract as a key question. While Lamoriello didn’t seem to view the pending RFA as a number one defender, his numbers suggest he’s about to be paid like one. Does the new GM want to hand out a max-term contract or look for something shorter-term that might come in a little cheaper?