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You don't bring a person the stature of Lou to be a bit player . This is going to be his show for better or for worse . Lou like every GM will have people around him that will provide information and it'll be his job to take what ever information he is given and then make the final decision .
I was a bit surprised by this move since i thought Shanny was looking for an ass't to promote to the GM role , maybe while he was going through the PK trade process he realized he needed an experienced person at wheel .
anyway here's hoping it works , i can't go through another wasted decade after going through this past one and the one in the 80's
I agree, I think Shanny watched the young GMs in training in action, at the draft and how they have been able to handle the trade calls and realized he needed an experienced GM to accomplish his goals of a major roster turnover desire.
No question after analyzing the players for the past year that numerous ones are earmarked for removal as part of "scorched earth initiative" and he is likely disappointed that only Kessel has been removed to date and the return not as good as expected.
Lou's main first job is hitting that reset button hard and moving unwanted players out, preferably before next season.