Lou Lamoriello's response to the Isles' 13 game road trip to start next season was peak Lou

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The Islanders are gearing up to play in their beautiful new UBS Arena next season but they’ll have to wait a good chunk of games before they play their first game there.

The new barn is expected to open on November 20 and that means the Isles will have to play a solid chunk of road games to kick off their upcoming campaign… 13 to be exact, and you better believe general manager Lou Lamoriello wasn’t happy about it. Just look at what he had to say about it…

Lou Lamoriello on the #Isles season-opening, 13-game road trip: "I can assure you when I saw the schedule, I went for a long walk." #Isles
— Arthur Staple (@StapeAthletic) July 24, 2021

AKA the 78-year-old was punching air when he found out and we can’t say that we blame him!

And it’s not like their schedule will be a cakewalk either. New York will face the Hurricanes, Panthers, revamped Chicago, Winnipeg, Vegas, Montreal, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning during that stretch. But hey, it’ll allllll be worth it for that new arena.

CAR; FLA; CHI; CBJ; ARI; VGK; NSH; MTL; WPG; MIN; NJD; TBL; FLA

besides the Devils game, which ones of these do you expect the team to walk to exactly?
— Oyashiro (@isles_CC53) July 24, 2021

The Isles will kick things off with their first game against Carolina on October 14^th. They’ll definitely be one of the teams to keep a close eye on as the season gets underway.

(H/T Arthur Staple)