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[DopeyFish]

WHAT

 

[zroid]

why

edit: has to be because of his relationship with Shanny

 

[Coldnoodle]

Hey guys.

Rich Chere
‏@Ledger_NJDevils
Lou Lamoriello resigns as Devils president

...wait

 

[Samyy]

Okay, well they would not have hired him if he wasn't on board with their vision
I hope

I was so confident, now I'm just confused.

 

[DopeyFish]

Leafs what are you doing ;_;

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Hey guys.



...wait

He's now the New Toronto GM.


He just turned heel on the Devils

 

[bonesmccoy]

Ahahahahha

What the hell

 

[Cactus]

Transitional GM, maybe?

 

[lupinko]

The TSN Go app just updated while I was eating. Wow, I don't know what to say.

 

[zroid]

help

 

[Cagey]

He's now the New Toronto GM.


He just turned heel on the Devils

A friend sent me the Devils press release 5 minutes ago and I had to take 5 minutes to reflect on everything that happened: Lou officially leaving the Devils after transitioning the role to a new GM. I was sad Lou was on the verge of retirement.

5 minutes later, I find out he's fucking showing up in Toronto like Lex Luger on Nitro.

 

[LevelNth]

I'm confused, why is that a bad hire?

 

[Simon Belmont]

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!

 

[MetatronM]

Wait, what? Lamoriello? What?

LOL WAT?

 

[Curufinwe]

Hearing that Lou's first trade will be Nylander for Clowe.

 

[lupinko]

A friend sent me the Devils press release 5 minutes ago and I had to take 5 minutes to reflect on everything that happened: Lou officially leaving the Devils after transitioning the role to a new GM. I was sad Lou was on the verge of retirement.

5 minutes later, I find out he's fucking showing up in Toronto like Lex Luger on Nitro.

Or like Rick Rude on Nitro. http://youtu.be/5d2UWgQTw4Q

 

[imBask]

i'm so confused right now

Lou is a little out of touch so I don't know if Leafs fans should be happy or not

 

[zroid]

Transitional GM, maybe?

hopefully it's just a figurehead/mentor thing... I really don't understand this at all otherwise

it seemed like LL wanted to move on from being a GM and the Toronto FO was already set up nicely without a GM. they don't need a big name to steer the ship.

 

[Simon Belmont]

I can't for the life of me figure this move out

 

[Red_Man]

Lmao.

What in the fuck is going on?

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Louuuuuuuuuu

Let's be honest "Fire Lamoriello" just doesn't the same ring to it.

 

[zroid]

The good news is Lou interacting with the Toronto media could be legendary

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Hearing that Lou's first trade will be Nylander for Emelin

FTFY

 

[Socreges]

 

[Merguson]

Holy shit.

I imagine he's more of a facilitator rather than a traditional GM.

 

[Samyy]

He is mentoring Dubas
This is only how my mind is going to accept it

 

[calder]

hopefully it's just a figurehead/mentor thing... I really don't understand this at all otherwise

it seemed like LL wanted to move on from being a GM and the Toronto FO was already set up nicely without a GM. they don't need a big name to steer the ship.

It does make some sense, kinda... the Leafs front office is short on experience and Lou certainly brings that. And he's about a million years old, so you know he's not like making plans to be team president 10 years down the line. He really could fit in as a short term GM who's looking for a good fit and knows he's going to be retired/dead in a decade anyway so maybe he can train a group of young assistant GMs along the way.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Holy shit.

I imagine he's more of a facilitator rather than a traditional GM.

I have to agree with this. Maybe they were worried about how Dubas and Hunter were handling the phones?

 

[Kave_Man]

I'm confused, why is that a bad hire?

It does make some sense, kinda... the Leafs front office is short on experience and Lou certainly brings that. And he's about a million years old, so you know he's not like making plans to be team president 10 years down the line. He really could fit in as a short term GM who's looking for a good fit and knows he's going to be retired/dead in a decade anyway so maybe he can train a group of young assistant GMs along the way.

Pretty much this.

If everything is by committee I don't have a problem with this at all.

 

[Foggy]

Uhhhh ok. Shanaplan yadda yadda yadda

 

[Samyy]

Uhhhh ok. Shanaplan yadda yadda yadda

Thanks for facilitating the Shanaplans by taking Clarkson

 

[DopeyFish]

Thanks for facilitating the Shanaplans by taking Clarkson

the shanahand feeds all

 

[gaming_noob]

At least Lou didnt re-sign Clarkson when he had the chance.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Not sure if this is a bad or good thing for the leafs.

 

[Simon Belmont]

At least Lou didnt re-sign Clarkson when he had the chance.

:lol. Fair point!

 

[Curufinwe]

At least Lou didnt re-sign Clarkson when he had the chance.

No he signed Clowe instead.

 

[A Serious Man]

That Lou bomb... Wow. Toronto is forming some kind of Front Office All-Star squad.

 

[gaming_noob]

Top 10 trades by Lou http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/...t_deals_made_by_devils_gm_lou_lamoriello.html

 

[ShaneB]

Not sure if this is a bad or good thing for the leafs.

Interesting is all I can think.

 

[Red_Man]

Thanks for facilitating the Shanaplans by taking Clarkson

So defensive

 

[DopeyFish]

devils fans seem to think the devils are in rough shape because of ownership, not lou

so that's something.

 

[Samyy]

So defensive

I needed to re-establish my faith in the Shanaplans!

 

[lupinko]

That Lou bomb... Wow. Toronto is forming some kind of Front Office All-Star squad.

Then what does that mean for Burke and his band of GMs then?

 

[Simon Belmont]

Then what does that mean for Burke and his band of GMs then?

Does Kevin Lowe have a job?

 

[Valor]

devils fans seem to think the devils are in rough shape because of ownership, not lou

so that's something.

I mean, it's kind of both things. He's made a lot of questionable signings in recent years and I don't really know personally if he is up to the task of the current NHL and what it needs to succeed.

That being said, time will tell and we'll find out more if it was management making Lou do what he had done in the recent past or if the game has passed him by. As a Devils fan, though, I'm pretty shocked. No idea what to think about this at all.

 

[Quick]

What the fuck at the Lou bomb.

I'm nervous about this hiring, but also somewhat relieved that we found a GM.

 

[Coldnoodle]

TSN Lunch will be great today.

 

[Fei]

Is Lou going to listen to Dubas when he's talking Fenwick or score effects? Super interesting dynamic, and you wonder if Dubas gets marginalized as a result.

 

[zroid]

What the fuck at the Lou bomb.

I'm nervous about this hiring, but also somewhat relieved that we found a GM.

let's wait till the press conference. not that I expect them to say anything mindblowing, but back when they hired Babcock everyone jumped to the conclusion that they were ditching the rebuild plan, but at his revealing they went out of their way to tell people he was on board. if Lou is on board with the plan that exists under Shanny, and isn't going to be the key decision maker, then all is well. like calder was saying, no GM has as much front office experience as LL. if it's all about facilitating moves and networking then it's a positive step for sure.

 

[MetatronM]

One thing that's for sure is the Toronto media trying to deal with Lou is going to be AMAZING.