When Lou Lamoriello took over as the New York Islanders general manager (GM) following captain John Tavares’ departure, he created an identity on Long Island. This identity became a well-structured, tight-knit team rooted in defense, responsibility, and most importantly, loyalty. He achieved this loyalty through long-term contracts with no-trade clauses and in return, he received two deep playoff runs. While Lamoriello has made two significant betrayals, such as moving on from Barry Trotz as head coach and not protecting Jordan Eberle and Josh Bailey at the Seattle Kraken’s Expansion Draft, he has been excruciatingly loyal, arguably to the Islanders’ demise….