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New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello was announced as the winner of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award yesterday.
This is the second year in a row in which Lamoriello has received the award. Since taking over the Islanders three years ago, New York has won a playoff series each year, getting to the third round in two of those years.
This year's winner of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award goes to Lou Lamoriello of the @NYIslanders! #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/d2EHfF1aCL
— NHL (@NHL) June 23, 2021
While Lamoriello has been key in the Islanders turning things around, most of his major additions, in Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Semyon Varlamov and Andy Greene, came last season. Don’t get me wrong, Lamoriello has been vital to New York’s recent success and has had more hits than misses as a general manager, but he didn’t actually make a ton of moves this season specifically.
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