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.

In seven years as Isles president/GM, Lou made plenty of moves. Here's how five of them stand out for the future.

There’s a lot of assumptions that have been thrown into question and a long list of things for whoever gets hired to figure out.