The Daily: Another ex-Red Wings Legend a NYI GM Fit?; Shark Tank Update

The New York Islanders were originally interested in former Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland for their vacant GM job. But Holland took the Los Angeles Kings job.

Now, New York Islanders Hockey Now’s Russ Macias is writing that Red Wings legend Brendan Shanahan, currently the Toronto Maple Leafs’ director of hockey operations, would be a “perfect fit” for the Islanders.

“Immediately, he’d become the best executive to shake loose for the President title since this search began,” Macias writes. “Toronto has been the class of the league during the majority of Shanahan’s tenure, with the major exception being the failure in the playoffs. Winning just three second-round games is a cause for concern.”

The other issue is that Shanahan is still under contract to Toronto, although Macias points out that is expected to change because the Maple Leafs lost Game 7. In the NHL, someone usually has to pay for that kind of loss, particularly given Toronto’s history.

Here’s another twist to the story: Islanders fans know Shanahan because he played a significant role in luring John Tavares away from the Islanders and to the Maple Leafs.

Nothing concrete has happened, but this is a story worth following.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Former Detroit player Henrik Zetterberg prefers to go quietly into the night. He doesn’t want to get more involved in the Red Wings or NHL.

Marco Kasper has plenty of admiration for what fellow Austrian and former Detroit player Tomas Vanek accomplished in the league.

Paywall story: Bob Duff explains why the Red Wings efforts to create more offense probably means GM Steve Yzerman will not to buy out Vladimir Tarasenko.  To subscribe to paywall stories, click here.

Red Wings Extra

Detroit goaltender prospect Rudy Guimond (8-1, 2.25 GAA, .916) will be in net this afternoon (1 p.m.) when his Moncton Wildcats make a third attempt to win the QMJHL playoff championship. The game will be on TSN in Canada. The Wildcats won the first three games of this series against the Rimouski Oceanic, but the Oceanic have won the past two games to stay alive. Rimouski goalie Mathis Langevin (12-3, 1.47 GAA, .947) seems to be the hottest player in the series. When he beat the Wildcats in Moncton, it was the Wildcats’ first home loss since January. Now the Rimouski are looking to to force a Game 7.

Hockey Now Network

Boston: Andrew Fantucchio looks at whether the Bruins might be targeting Brady Martin with the No. 7 pick in the NHL draft. Boston Bruins.

Florida: Coach Paul Maurice stayed true to his word and stayed out of the post-series handshake line. He believes that should only be for players. Florida Panthers.

Pittsburgh: Dan Kingerski writes that GM Kyle Dubas needs to aim higher with his trade targets. The time for second-chance guys and roll-of-the-dice players has passed. Pittsburgh Penguins. 

San Jose: Sheng Peng reports that the San Jose team is close to committing to staying in the Shark Tank until at least 2050. San Jose Sharks. 

Vegas: Hannah Kirkell believes the Golden Knights don’t need to blow up the roster after disappoint finish. Vegas Golden Knights.