DALLAS — Lou Lamoriello was delighted with the draft returns for the Islanders on Saturday. But is he happy?



“I don’t think you’re ever happy,” he said after the draft concluded on Saturday. “You always want more.”



Lamoriello spoke to reporters for a few more minutes and hustled out of the American Airlines Center to catch a flight. As it happens, The Athletic has learned, that flight was to Los Angeles. The next phase of Lamoriello’s quest to keep John Tavares in an Islander uniform has begun.



Lamoriello flew to L.A. with Pat Brisson, Tavares’ agent, and it appears that the Isles president and GM will be stationed in Southern California until Tavares has met with all the teams he and his representatives have invited to CAA’s offices. Keeping Tavares in the fold is Lamoriello’s biggest priority now that he has Barry Trotz behind the bench, so Lamoriello is clearly not letting anything get past...