07-23-2015, 08:11 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Lou Lamoriello named GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs
http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775409
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After 28 years, including three Stanley Cup Championships, five Eastern Conference titles,andnine Atlantic DivisionChampionships, theNew Jersey Devilsco- owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer announced today that Lou Lamoriello has made the decision to resign as the team’s President in order to pursue other opportunities. He previously stepped aside as General Manager on May 4, when Ray Shero was named to the position.
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Wow. Must not have liked his new role with the team.
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07-23-2015, 08:13 AM
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First Line Centre
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Wow, this is truly an end of an era.
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07-23-2015, 08:13 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs
The #Leafs have named Lou Lamoriello the 16th General Manager in Club history #TMLtalk
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=775458
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Brendan Shanahan, President and Alternate Governor of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced today that Lou Lamoriello has been named the 16th General Manager in the Club’s history. Lamoriello joins the Leafs after previously spending the last 28 years in the New Jersey Devils organization.
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07-23-2015, 08:14 AM
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First Line Centre
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Well, maybe not so fast. Lol
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07-23-2015, 08:14 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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WHAT????!?!?! The leafs? That's almost as bad as the oilers. This isn't good.
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07-23-2015, 08:14 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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After reading some of the stories coming out of there, this isn't a surprise. Regardless of that, he's a lock for the Hall of Fame. Best of luck, Lou. He truly started the modern era of building from the goalie out.
Last edited by LIP MAN; 07-23-2015 at 04:21 PM.
Reason: Autocorrect Fail
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07-23-2015, 08:17 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Calgary
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So the Leafs are going to start playing the trap?
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07-23-2015, 08:17 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Too bad for Leafs fans they are getting the Lamoriello that's run a thoroughly mediocre team for well over a decade. IMO he's well past his expiry date as a top GM in the NHL.
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07-23-2015, 08:18 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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I did not see this coming
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07-23-2015, 08:18 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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It will be interesting to see how Lamoriello works with all the staff already in place.
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07-23-2015, 08:19 AM
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Franchise Player
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Did a great job for a long time in New Jersey, but other than a bit of a fluke run to the Finals a few years ago, he hasn't really done a great job managing the Devils since the 2005 lock out IMO.
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07-23-2015, 08:21 AM
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Franchise Player
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Wonder how this affects the Leafs' rebuild. He refused to rebuild in NJ.
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07-23-2015, 08:21 AM
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So the Leafs hired a GM and an asst coach for Babcock in one hiring. What an odd turn of events, I don't think he is the right GM for the Leafs but maybe he's hired to mentor Kyle Dubas.
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07-23-2015, 08:22 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
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It will be really interesting to see how Brendan Shanahan bosses around Lamoriello and Babcock with the years of experience they have over him.
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07-23-2015, 08:24 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Okay, bit of an odd turn of events here. Like a previous poster said, perhaps he's there to mentor Dubas. Very left field.
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07-23-2015, 08:25 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I think it's pretty clear that there was some substantial meddling by the owner in Jersey over the past five years.
Still though, just when you think the Leafs are going for the new management style they turn to the oldest of the old school GMs. Maybe they realize that they need a wizened, thick skinned, skull cracker to be sandwiched between the fan pressure and the insistence of ownership to build a winner.
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07-23-2015, 08:26 AM
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Franchise Player
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Location: Seattle, WA
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Is this an April fools joke?
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07-23-2015, 08:27 AM
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Franchise Player
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Isn't Lamoriello a control freak that needs to have a say in everything? How does that work with the current set up they have?
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07-23-2015, 08:28 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Ben Wright @BenWrightATL
First casualty of #Leafs hiring Lou- Darren Dreger's Toronto scoops. Lou leaks NOTHING.
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07-23-2015, 08:29 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
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This strikes me as a bad idea. Is a 72 year old guy really going to want to lead a rebuild?
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