SIMMONS: Lamoriello huge fan of football ‘legends’ Belichick, Carroll, Saban

Lou Lamoriello watched all of the news conferences with great interest, listened closely to the words, listened again because that’s what he does. Patriots hire Jerod Mayo as head coach to succeed Bill Belichick Pete Carroll is out as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks after 14 seasons Kalen DeBoer reportedly signs deal to replace Nick Saban at Alabama “I’m a big Bill Belichick fan,” said Lamoriello. “I have watched him. I don’t know him personally, but I don’t know many people who know him personally. Lamoriello turned 81 at the beginning of this NHL season, is still running the New York Islanders, not thinking about retirement any time soon. It has been six seasons since Brendan Shanahan pushed his mentor out of the GM job in Toronto and since then the Maple Leafs have won 29 more games than the Islanders, that’s all, with all their trinkets, but the Isles have won six playoff series to just one by the Leafs.