New York Islanders principal owner Scott Malkin and co-owners Jon Ledecky and John Collins made an aggressive move on Tuesday, pulling the plug on Lou Lamoriello’s tenure as president and general manager after seven years.

When you’ve reached the pinnacle of the hockey management world, like now-former New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello did, you have to know you’re always working on borrowed time.

Signing Anthony Duclair in free agency, a move Roy is believed to have influenced heavily, also backfired in spectacular fashion, with Duclair getting hurt five games into the season and taking a personal leave of absence in April after an infuriated Roy called his play “god-awful” and questioned his effort.