Lou Lamoriello
and the New York Islanders named Lane Lambert, Associate Coach today.
Lambert spent the last four seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Washington Capitals along with Isles Head Coach, Barry Trotz. During that time, the Capitals won two consecutive Presidents' Trophies (2015-16 and 2016-17) and last season’s Stanley Cup Championship title. A first for the Caps.
Lambert was an
Assistant Coach with the Nashville for 3 seasons, including a second-round
playoff berth for the Preds. Prior to that, Lambert was a Head Coach for the AHL,
Milwaukee Admirals from 2007-11, credited with four straight Calder Cup playoff
berths and 2 West Division titles, including the highest point total in the 2010-11
(102 pts, 44-22-14 record) season for a Western team.
Lane Lambert also
served as an assistant coach for the Isles major AHL affiliate, Bridgeport
Sound Tigers for the 2005-06 season. The team went 38-33-0-9 that season, finished 4th
in the east, losing 3 games to 4 against the WBS Penguins in round 1 of the
Calder Cup Playoffs.
Per release, “Lambert
was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, 25th overall, in the
1983 NHL Entry Draft. He scored 125 points (58 goals, 67 assists) and
accumulated 521 penalty minutes in 283 career NHL games (1983-88) with Detroit,
the New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques. Lambert enjoyed his most successful
NHL campaign with the Nordiques in 1987-88, recording career-highs in points
(41) and assists (28) in 61 contests. Lambert won an AHL Calder Cup title with
the Adirondack Red Wings in 1986 and helped the Houston Aeros claim the IHL's
Turner Cup Championship in 1999.”
The New York
Islanders also announced that G, Jakub Skarek agreed to terms on a three-year
ELC. Skarek was the Isles 72nd overall, 3rd round selection in this summer’s
NHL Entry Draft. The 18-year-old posted a 2.41gaa and a .912Sv% in 21 games
with Dukla Jihlava of the Czech Extraliga last season. Skarek was noted to be
one of, if not the best goalies in the Draft this summer for NHL potential.
Per Release, “Skarek
led Czech's second division in wins (21) in 2016-17 and was part of Jihlava's
championship run in 2015-16. Internationally,
Skarek won a gold medal at the 2016-17 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament and has
represented his country at two straight Under-20 World Junior Championships
(2018, 2017). He's also played for the Czech Republic at the 2017 Under-18
World Junior Championships and the 2016 World Hockey Challenge.”
Isles Notes:
Per
@CapFriendly, “With the #Islanders
signing FA goalie Robin Lehner to 1 year/$1.5M contract, we now show the club
with roughly $19.8M in projected cap space based on a tentative roster of 19
(12F/5D/2G).”
On June 25th,
The New York Islanders extended qualifying offers to the following restricted
free agents: Kyle Burroughs, Ross Johnston, Brock Nelson, Ryan Pulock and Devon
Toews.
@CapFriendly,
“Reminder that today at 5:00pm EST is the deadline for Player Elected Salary
Arb filings, with the Club Elected Salary Arb deadline set for tomorrow at
5:00pm EST.”
Per Eric
Hornick, “New #Isles goalie Robin Lehner, who played over 6,200 minutes in the
last 2 seasons, was traded to Buffalo 3 years ago in a deal that included a 1st
round pick that BUF got from Isles in Vanek deal.”
Andrew Ladd on
John Tavares, "We're not worried about him anymore."
Lou Lamoriello
on SiriusXMNHL today:
"We did
everything we possibly could to keep John. He was a quality player. But now
that's the past. Will get prepared for next year."
On Lenher, “I
think he's a unique case and situation. He has something you can't teach, size
and talent. He's determined to get himself back. I'll allow that process to
take care of itself."
On Komarov,
“Leo, what he brings to the locker room is not seen. What he brings to the ice,
his versatility. Even the addition of Matt Martin, it's nice to have those guys
because they're in the locker room. Leo is going to bring something special,
and intangibles."
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