"Toronto Maple Leafs came calling when they needed a new GM. The ownership needed a savior and they found me. I am very thankful for the opportunity that is presented to me. It appears this team needed a leader and I will gladly carry on the heritage of this team and bring this team back to respectability."
"Now on to more duty related information. I looked at this team and thought this is going to be a long road back to respectability. We have had many meetings leading up to today on the strategy we will be adhering to for the rest of the season and beyond. We want to thank all the fellow GMs that have helped us getting acclimated to the league and I am sure I will have more questions."
"Losing is for losers and right now that is what we are, we want to win and we want to win the fastest and in the most correct way possible. What that means is that we dont want to win for next year and make the playoffs, we want to it correctly where we try to build through the draft and trades which make us better in the future but also surround our youth with veterans where we will be good for years to come. That being said we will be very active in overhauling this team but we dont feel the need to rush out of the basement. We will be listening to all offers and responding promptly. We have a few more million in Cheese, and veterans can be moved."
Most available :
Niclas Havelid
Cory Stillman
Steve Sullivan
Thomas Greiss
Also Available (looking for draft picks):
Ryan O Marra
Robbie Earl
Stephan Della Rovere
Derek Dorsett
Anton Khodobin
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Nice press conference, best of luck with the rebuild. You have a couple nice young core assets to build off of and fortunately your 1st next year as well. If you have any Qs feel free to give me a shout.
Nice post. Do you frequent msn much for trade discussions?
Yes I am on MSN quite a bit. As a side note I have MSN on my BB which means I could recieve your msg but not reply if I am driving/ busy/ @ work, however I will reply ASAP.
Appologies for the trouble.
Leafs GM Press Conference
