The Brilliance of Lou Lamoriello is shining through again.

All you had to do was look at the New York Islanders Game 1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday to catch the latest example. The Islanders shutout the Flyers 4-0 with massive contributions from two assets Lamoriello picked up around the NHL trade deadline.

Andy Greene and Jean-Gabriel Pageau already had been paying dividends for the Islanders in the postseason well before the start of the Second Round. Pageau has been instrumental in the faceoff circle, as well as on the special teams, and he has found the back of the net five times.

Greene stepped up when the Islanders needed him following an injury in the Qualifying Round. Greene played so well that he forced Islanders coach Barry Trotz to keep him in the lineup even after Boychuk had healed.

The veteran defenseman not only scored the game’s first goal — it was Greene’s first playoff goal since 2010 — but he had a crucial block on a shot attempt in the first period.

“He’s become an Islander, which when you play other organizations for a long time it takes a while,” head coach Barry Trotz said. “He’s become a big part of the group and he’s getting used to our identity and our culture. All the things that we do and he’s got some great leadership value from his experience with his former team.”

The trade to bring in Greene was Lou Lamoriello’s first major deadline deal after taking the helm of the Islanders franchise. His second major acquisition was to bring in Pageau in a blockbuster deal.

The two moves seemed foreign to Islanders fans and those who have covered the team for some time. There had always been promises and chatter of the Islanders making moves around the deadline, but rarely did it come to fruition.

Now in his second year as president of hockey operations and team general manager, Lou Lamoriello has put together a lineup that has the Islanders looking like a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.

However, Lamoriello’s impact has gone beyond trades and roster decisions. His straight to the point persona with the players has earned him their respect

“There’s no sugar coating. You know exactly what he wants from you,” Matt Martin said prior to Game 1. “As long as you’re doing your job and at least putting the work ethic and effort in he’s got his players back 100 percent. He’s been around a long time. He’s seen it all and he puts us in the best position to have success.

“There’s nothing else you can really ask for as a player.”

And even Stanley Cup-winning Trotz has been impacted by Lamoriello.

“I think the biggest thing with Lou is he doesn’t let emotions get in the way,” Trotz said before the Game 1 victory. “I think he has a really good sense of that because he’s coached. A lot of organizations, you have people who have not coached and they forget about those emotions. I think he’s always kept in check with those emotions and he doesn’t let anything get in the way.

“It’s all about focus. It’s all about winning and very supportive all the time.”