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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Well we know that either his family didn't want to move west or he didn't like the Flames situation because a year later he's accepted the same job he turned down with the Flames. Honestly I'm glad things turned out the way they did. Not saying that he would have done a bad job with the Flames but during a rebuild it's crucial that you are making the right decisions and a guy learning on the job may have not been the perfect match for a team that's in a position where learning on the job could be costly.
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Actually with the Flames he was being offered President of Hockey Ops. Like btimbit pointed out he is essentially getting Ken King's job with the Leafs.
edit: McKenzie agrees
http://www.tsn.ca/VideoHub/?collection=72&show=323539
says Shanahan would not leave for just Hockey Ops position, wanted control of both Hockey and business side