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[Jayhawk]

Gonna be listening to TSN radio all day now. Bring on the Leafs Lunch!

 

[Zombie James]

Oh no no no no no no no no

 

[Coldnoodle]

Tom Gulitti ‏@TGfireandice 24m24 minutes ago
If you think Lou Lamoriello went to Toronto to be part of some committee that makes decisions, you don't know Lou Lamoriello.

HUEHUEHUE

 

[zroid]

HUEHUEHUE

 

[Merguson]

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.

Well, the Devils hired a blogger to be their Director of Analytics last year so I imagine Lou isn't exactly out of touch regarding that.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

What in the fuck are you doing Toronto

 

[RC]

What in the fuck are you doing Toronto

Same thing they've always done. Just sit down and grab some popcorn, it's going to be an entertaining ride.

 

[zroid]

ugh apparently they concede a 3rd as compensation

:|

 

[Foggy]

Thanks for facilitating the Shanaplans by taking Clarkson

The feel-good story of the year! Unless you're Nathan Horton

Word was that if Toronto passed on the trade then the next call was going to be to LA for Mike Richards...

 

[Coldnoodle]

They'll get it back when they trade Parenteau for something.

 

[imBask]

Same thing they've always done. Just sit down and grab some popcorn, it's going to be an entertaining ride.

we're gonna need a LOT of it man

 

[Zombie James]

What in the fuck are you doing Toronto

Maybe Babcock will get fired with three games left in the season because reasons. Who the fuck knows... what a huge mistake.

 

[Kave_Man]

So I keep hearing some of you say the media is not going to like dealing with Lou.

Can you provide examples? Just cause I love the media getting shit thrown at them whenever possible.

It's what I miss about Burke.

 

[Merguson]

ugh apparently they concede a 3rd as compensation

:|

We hired Lou Lamoriello.

We'll get out of it somehow.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Maybe Babcock will get fired with three games left in the season because reasons. Who the fuck knows... what a huge mistake.

Babcock always said he always wanted to coach the Habs

 

[imBask]

Babcock always said he always wanted to coach the Habs

he doesn't speak french, the Journal de Montreal overlords wouldn't let it happen

 

[Quick]

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.

This all seems sound to me.

The way I also see it, Dubas gets to learn from a very experienced GM.

 

[zroid]

I was planning to see Ant Man today at 1:00, but I changed the time to 4:00 so I wouldn't miss the press conference :lol

 

[Zombie James]

This all seems sound to me.

The way I also see it, Dubas gets to learn from a very experienced GM.

This is the only positive. He'll get all the experience he needs when the time comes to rebuild the rebuild again.

 

[Kave_Man]

The Lou hiring also makes me feel good once again that this front office doesn't have much leaks.

Poor Darren Dreger tho.

 

[yyzjohn]

Lamoriello and Fletcher can watch Cocoon together.

 

[DopeyFish]

I was planning to see Ant Man today at 1:00, but I changed the time to 4:00 so I wouldn't miss the press conference :lol

May as well watch the NASA conference as well

 

[bonesmccoy]

I don't think this a traditional GM hire.

Nor do I think the Lou of NJD is the Lou we will get in Toronto.

 

[Red_Man]

They'll get it back when they trade Parenteau for something.

The guy who had to be bought out because he couldn't be moved?

 

[aidan]

I feel like the Lamoriello hiring was made specifically to ensure that Dubas doesn't grow too big for his britches before he eventually becomes GM.

 

[Coldnoodle]

The guy who had to be bought out because he couldn't be moved?

Get your logic out of here.

No place for that at Trade Deadline.

Also, he only carries a $1 million dollar cap hit as opposed to a $4 million dollar one.

 

[Zombie James]

Lou's history on coaches from Wikipedia:

Jim Schoenfeld: January 26, 1988 – November 6, 1989 (124 regular season games)
John Cunniff: November 6, 1989 – March 4, 1991 (133)
Tom McVie: March 4, 1991 – June 5, 1992 (93)
Herb Brooks: June 5, 1992 – May 31, 1993 (84)
Jacques Lemaire: June 28, 1993 – May 8, 1998 (378)
Robbie Ftorek: May 21, 1998 – March 23, 2000 (156)
Larry Robinson: March 23, 2000 – January 28, 2002 (141)
Kevin Constantine: January 28, 2002 – June 13, 2002 (31)
Pat Burns: June 13, 2002 – July 14, 2005 (164)
Larry Robinson: July 14, 2005 – December 19, 2005 (32)
Himself: December 19, 2005 – May 14, 2006 (50)
Claude Julien: June 13, 2006 – April 2, 2007 (79)
Himself: April 2, 2007 – July 12, 2007 (3)
Brent Sutter: July 12, 2007 – June 10, 2009 (164)
Jacques Lemaire: July 13, 2009–April 26, 2010 (82)
John MacLean: June 17, 2010–December 23, 2010 (33)
Jacques Lemaire: December 23, 2010–April 10, 2011 (49)
Peter DeBoer: July 19, 2011 - December 26, 2014 (212)

And then Adam Oates took over after DeBoer and John Hynes got hired a little while ago. The longest a coach has been in place is five years - second-longest was three - and half don't make it to 100 games. Unless Shanahan gets final say on matters like this, Babcock has nearly 30 years of history going against him.

 

[Merguson]

The guy who had to be bought out because he couldn't be moved?

$4 million versus $1.5 million. No difference there.

 

[Red_Man]

$4 million versus $1.5 million. No difference there.

That's true, but I think his concussion has scared people away. If he has a big rebound year with Kadri maybe they can pump his value, but I doubt it happens.

 

[calder]

The Lou hiring also makes me feel good once again that this front office doesn't have much leaks.

Poor Darren Dreger tho.

Wasn't the Shanny front office already pretty damn quiet? I can't imagine how they could leak less, short of Lou garroting Simmons or Cox as an example to all the TO media to respect the new rule of omerta.

I think everyone would be OK with that honestly.

 

[zroid]

That's true, but I think his concussion has scared people away. If he has a big rebound year with Kadri maybe they can pump his value, but I doubt it happens.

wasn't he good last year though? Therrien just didn't use him. his possession numbers and scoring rates were solid, and he's going to get top 6 minutes in Toronto. i really don't think moving PAP will be a problem, unless he gets hurt or something.

 

[Red_Man]

wasn't he good last year though? Therrien just didn't use him. his possession numbers and point rates were solid, and he's going to get top 6 minutes in Toronto. i really don't think moving PAP will be a problem, unless he gets hurt or something.

He wasn't given a fair chance, but he was also bad defensively and was pretty one dimensional. Given a better chance and more PP time he could turn it up, but his game isn't well rounded enough to make up for when he's not scoring.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Lou's history on coaches from Wikipedia:


And then Adam Oates took over after DeBoer and John Hynes got hired a little while ago. The longest a coach has been in place is five years - second-longest was three - and half don't make it to 100 games. Unless Shanahan gets final say on matters like this, Babcock has nearly 30 years of history going against him.

I'm going to say there is zero chance Lou has the authority to let Babcock go.

 

[Merguson]

That's true, but I think his concussion has scared people away. If he has a big rebound year with Kadri maybe they can pump his value, but I doubt it happens.

I suppose we'll find out. No point in arguing about it now. He'll get the opportunity to produce, though.

 

[ShaneB]

Well Brady & Walker will be interesting today.

 

[Marvie_3]

Can we start calling them the Maple Loufs yet?

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Remember when Parenteau was lighting it up on Tavares' wing?

The Lou hiring sounded like an April Fool's joke.

 

[zroid]

Can we start calling them the Maple Loufs yet?

I will allow it

 

[Coldnoodle]

Fuck Lamoriello, Kepler-452b!

 

[Quick]

Can we start calling them the Maple Loufs yet?

Keep your Fransons close, but your Clarksons closer, Marvie.

 

[Kave_Man]

Can't even keep count of how many times Toronto radio has brought up that Lou can't fire Babcock.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

SFV beta starts tonight ya'll.

 

[Kave_Man]

 

[Merguson]

while we're at it..

 

[zroid]

lmao

 

[BigJonsson]

Glendale worked it out

 

[Curufinwe]

Glendale worked it out

http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775493

 

[Merguson]

Glendale worked it out

http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775493

sorry dopey

 

[DopeyFish]

sorry dopey

2 year lease lol

Like I said...

Also... They dropped $9 mil per year on the AMF...

 

[CreeperBlocks]

:LOL