Lou Lamoriello’s culture change for the Islanders on Tuesday means he’s now looking for a coach two months into the offseason — and less than a month before his star, John Tavares, decides to sign on or head elsewhere.



That doesn’t make this seem like a long, drawn-out search. In deciding to relieve Garth Snow and Doug Weight of the general manager and head coaching jobs, Lamoriello — who is now the GM as well as president — must have someone or a few someones in mind that he felt would change the direction of the team on the ice in a very short space of time. And could do that whether Tavares stays or goes.



Here are a few names that are already making the rounds of the NHL rumor mill, since the Isles are currently the only NHL team in need of a new bench boss:



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