The pair of mandates handed to Mathieu Darche upon getting the job as general manager of the Islanders are almost always impossible to make work simultaneously.

The New York Islanders, seemingly out of nowhere, won the NHL's Draft Lottery, improving their GM opening in the process.

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The revamping of the front office that will occur under the Islanders’ new general manager is a chance to set a new tone there.

One of the names most prominently associated with the Islanders’ search — being conducted by operating partner John Collins — is former Red Wings and Oilers GM Ken Holland.

So, naturally, the Islanders found the GM they were looking for all along, hiring Tampa Bay Lightning assistant GM Mathieu Darche. The hire, at first glance, is a risky one.

The Islanders requested — and have been granted — permission to speak to current Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan.

The revamping of the front office that will occur under the Islanders' new general manager is a chance to set a new tone there.

And keeping Lamoriello in any way may be off-putting to some potential GM candidates, especially if GM is the only hire the Islanders make.

The Isles’ general manager search already made the organization a point of focus in the hockey world, and that was before the balls fell their way on Monday night at the NHL Draft Lottery, where ...