Report: Lamoriello met with Tavares ahead of joining Islanders

Things are getting interesting on Long Island, as reports surfaced Monday regarding a meeting between soon-to-be Islanders front-office executive Lou Lamoriello and New York captain John Tavares, according to The Athletic's Arthur Staple.

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The news about last week's meeting comes on the same day reports emerged linking the legendary general manager and an official move to the Islanders within the coming days.

Lamoriello's connection to New York has seemingly gotten stronger over the past few weeks since his former club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced that Kyle Dubas would be taking over the team's GM duties at the end of April.

Tavares becomes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and will undoubtedly be the biggest name on the market this summer, so it comes as little surprise that Lamoriello would attempt to sit down with him in anticipation of his front-office switch.