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NHL Off-Season 2015 |OT| With the first pick the LA Kings are proud to select...
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Coldnoodle
Member
Hey guys.
...wait
...wait
CreeperBlocks
Banned
bonesmccoy
Banned
Ahahahahha
What the hell
What the hell
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.
Simon Belmont
Banned
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!!
LOL WAT?
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
Banned
I can't for the life of me figure this move out
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Louuuuuuuuuu
Let's be honest "Fire Lamoriello" just doesn't the same ring to it.
Let's be honest "Fire Lamoriello" just doesn't the same ring to it.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
FTFY
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
Banned
I have to agree with this. Maybe they were worried about how Dubas and Hunter were handling the phones?
Pretty much this.
If everything is by committee I don't have a problem with this at all.
Thanks for facilitating the Shanaplans by taking Clarkson
the shanahand feeds all
gaming_noob
Member
At least Lou didnt re-sign Clarkson when he had the chance.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
Not sure if this is a bad or good thing for the leafs.
Simon Belmont
Banned
:lol. Fair point!
No he signed Clowe instead.
A Serious Man
Member
That Lou bomb... Wow. Toronto is forming some kind of Front Office All-Star squad.
gaming_noob
Member
Interesting is all I can think.
So defensive
I needed to re-establish my faith in the Shanaplans!
Then what does that mean for Burke and his band of GMs then?
Simon Belmont
Banned
Does Kevin Lowe have a job?
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.
Coldnoodle
Member
TSN Lunch will be great today.
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.