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.

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.

The 82-year-old Hall of Famer spent the last seven years running the Islanders' hockey operations, and nearly 50 years as a front office executive.