According to TSN's Pierre LeBrun, the New York Islanders are expected to name Mathieu Darche as their new general manager. With this, Darche's time as assistant GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning is coming to a close.
Darche, 48, had been connected to the Islanders' vacant GM gig, and now he has landed it. His goal from here will now be to help the Islanders get things back on track after a tough 2024-25 season.
Darche has certainly earned this GM position, as he did a great job as an assistant GM with the Lightning. He joined the Bolts' front office in 2019 and played a role in their back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021.
While it stings that Darche is moving on from the Lightning, it is also hard not to feel happy for him landing this great opportunity with the Islanders. It will be fascinating to see if he can turn things around for the Metropolitan Division club from here.
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