Lou Lamoriello could indeed be making a return to the Tri-State Area.

The former Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils general manager is now talking with the New York Islanders about a position within that organization, Sportsnet's John Shannon reports.

Sources insisted to The Athletic's Arthur Staple on Thursday that Lamoriello has no intention of staying on with the Leafs in a senior advisor position as originally planned.

Kyle Dubas was promoted to the Maple Leafs' GM role Friday, less than two weeks after team president Brendan Shanahan revealed Lamoriello would not continue in that capacity.

The 75-year-old had been Toronto's GM since 2015.

Lamoriello's son, Chris, is the Islanders' assistant general manager, and the elder Lamoriello served as president and GM of the Devils for nearly 30 years.

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