He is EVERYTHING to getting Tavares signed. That is 100% the only reason NYI brought him in. Lou will hound Tavares and force him to sign.I doubt Lou is the difference-maker in JT's decision
He is EVERYTHING to getting Tavares signed. That is 100% the only reason NYI brought him in. Lou will hound Tavares and force him to sign.
Only if you use it. Montreal has a running gag when they were playing about how "cap space" was invisible out there.Tavares signing with Islanders might be better for the Leafs than signing with the Leafs.
Cap space is an asset.
Passing the puck to the invisible man (aka cap space) only results in a turn over, and possibly, a scoring chance for the other team.Only if you use it. Montreal has a running gag when they were playing about how "cap space" was invisible out there.
Don't forget when Rick Dudley left the Leafs front office while he was the Director of Player Personnel to become the Canadiens Assistant General Manager in 2012, Montreal agreed to not have Dudley at their draft table or take part in any draft discussion before it happened. Remember since he was hired by Montreal on May 25, 2012 it was less than a month from the 2012 draft. So when the Leafs prevented Mark Hunter being hired by any team until July 15, 2018 there is precedent for them doing something like that.
I think he's played a huge role, don't kid yourself.
Obviously the Leafs look better now. I was just stating what happened at that time.They drafted Galchenyuk and we drafted Morgan Rielly, who looks better now?
Lou didn't get nailed for tampering with Kovalchuk lol. Kovalchuk was a Devil before that megadeal.Shanny didnt allow Hunter to sign with another team until after the July 1st deadline. (Or Dubas, whoever),
Should Shanny have done the same thing with Lou Lam? He is a cagey GM with a ton of experience and a true salesman who can handle each and every objection.
Lou had his hands slapped for Tampering before in the Kovalchuk deal.
1- Should Lou have been given the rule that he can only sign with a team after July 1st or hell, July 15 instead of being able to go to the Islanders, where he is having very positive talks with JT?
2- Is what Lou doing considered tampering? He went from a team that wants JT, to a team that already has JT and JT was getting ready to walk. Is it possible there are some things in the Leafs front office that Lou took advantage of in talking with JT?
It seems to me all this would have gone smoother had Shanny refused Lou to sign with the Islanders. He was under contract for the Leafs for the next 3 years. Shanny could have controlled where he would end up.
Obviously the Leafs look better now. I was just stating what happened at that time.