Around The League: 2016-17 Playoffs
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GGpX
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
Yup.
He's probably going to be the mold of future general managers. Wouldn't be surprised at all if he becomes a GM in the next 5 years.
Yup.
He's probably going to be the mold of future general managers. Wouldn't be surprised at all if he becomes a GM in the next 5 years.
Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
better than hiring retreads that have no vision , or old clowns who will only hire their cronies , solid move and I hate the Laffs
better than hiring retreads that have no vision , or old clowns who will only hire their cronies , solid move and I hate the Laffs
CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
Let's hope that like most boy wonders he screws up with his first team.
Let's hope that like most boy wonders he screws up with his first team.
Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
give him a few years and he is a retread crony as well.
again the all encompassing fear of the Leafs raises its head.
If we hired someone like that there would cries that again we hired someone with no experience and why is a franchise like ours always giving someone his first job at the GM table etc
give him a few years and he is a retread crony as well.
again the all encompassing fear of the Leafs raises its head.
If we hired someone like that there would cries that again we hired someone with no experience and why is a franchise like ours always giving someone his first job at the GM table etc
hockeylover
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
I completely agree.
Only thing that makes sense to me is if Shanahan just intended to let the chips fall where they may this year and likely get another top 10 pick. Then can Nonis and Carlyle next summer. I would've done it right away personally but perhaps he sees someone out there that might not be available til next summer. We've been hearing he didn't intend to let go Loiselle or Poulin til next summer but Dubas was about to be hired by another team.
I completely agree.
Only thing that makes sense to me is if Shanahan just intended to let the chips fall where they may this year and likely get another top 10 pick. Then can Nonis and Carlyle next summer. I would've done it right away personally but perhaps he sees someone out there that might not be available til next summer. We've been hearing he didn't intend to let go Loiselle or Poulin til next summer but Dubas was about to be hired by another team.
UWHabs
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
I still don't understand why you give Carlyle an extension, though. Sure, it's nice to try to quiet the media talking about a lame duck coach, but I can't imagine anyone in a front office would give up how many million just to possibly appease the media? Especially since it seems like it has such a huge potential to backfire.
I still don't understand why you give Carlyle an extension, though. Sure, it's nice to try to quiet the media talking about a lame duck coach, but I can't imagine anyone in a front office would give up how many million just to possibly appease the media? Especially since it seems like it has such a huge potential to backfire.
hockeylover
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
Hey, you're totally preaching to the choir on that one. And I don't buy the lame duck coach reasonin - it's not like the Toronto media/fans won't be talking about firing him as soon as they shit the bed again anyway, lame duck or not. I wouldn't keep a guy I didn't have faith in and if you have to tell your coach to overhaul your system, I think that faith is gone.
But like I said, maybe they're ok with another top 10 pick and Randy looks bad rather than his shiny new coaching choice.
Hey, you're totally preaching to the choir on that one. And I don't buy the lame duck coach reasonin - it's not like the Toronto media/fans won't be talking about firing him as soon as they shit the bed again anyway, lame duck or not. I wouldn't keep a guy I didn't have faith in and if you have to tell your coach to overhaul your system, I think that faith is gone.
But like I said, maybe they're ok with another top 10 pick and Randy looks bad rather than his shiny new coaching choice.
GGpX
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
Hockey helmets could be on the verge of a radical makeover:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/s...ty-hockey-helmets-going-under-microscope.html
Hockey helmets could be on the verge of a radical makeover:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/s...ty-hockey-helmets-going-under-microscope.html
hockeylover
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GGpX
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
The first step should be the players actually strapping their helmets on and making sure they stay on.
The NHL should adopt the international ice hockey rule that if you lose your helmet, you have to get off the ice & change.
The first step should be the players actually strapping their helmets on and making sure they stay on.
The NHL should adopt the international ice hockey rule that if you lose your helmet, you have to get off the ice & change.
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Sal_Butera
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
I think Dubas was brought in to get his feet wet as Assistant GM, but takeover the GM role fairly quickly should Shanny feel the need for change. If the Leafs have a slow start, I can see both Nonis & Carlyle getting canned.
He never said he's keeping them, he's just giving them a chance to show what they can do - both Nonis & Carlyle have lost their comfort zones, the former lost his Assistant GMs, and the latter lost his longtime assistant coach, as Shanahan has put "his people" in both spots. Gainey did the same thing offering up an extension to Julien, the kiss of death, not if but when...
I think Dubas was brought in to get his feet wet as Assistant GM, but takeover the GM role fairly quickly should Shanny feel the need for change. If the Leafs have a slow start, I can see both Nonis & Carlyle getting canned.
habsforever
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
The leafs are giving the fans something to talk about. No news isn't good news in leaf land.
Saying that, it will be interesting to see how the kid makes out. Believe he did a good job in the soo.
The leafs are giving the fans something to talk about. No news isn't good news in leaf land.
Saying that, it will be interesting to see how the kid makes out. Believe he did a good job in the soo.
Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
Anyone else think that it's beyond weird that in the more than 3 years that Kevin Cheveldayoff has been the Jets GM he has yet to trade a single Jets roster player for a roster player from another NHL team? What does this guy do all day? MB would be getting hammered from all sides in Montreal if that was him.
Anyone else think that it's beyond weird that in the more than 3 years that Kevin Cheveldayoff has been the Jets GM he has yet to trade a single Jets roster player for a roster player from another NHL team? What does this guy do all day? MB would be getting hammered from all sides in Montreal if that was him.
habsforever
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
That is strange. If they fail to make the playoff's this season he will be fired.
That is strange. If they fail to make the playoff's this season he will be fired.
Sal_Butera
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Re: Around The League: 2014 - 2015 Season
"We're rebuilding through the draft" usually buys 3-yrs. I think he'll make a few trades, his job is on the line, this being yr-4...