2020 Jim Gregory GM of the Year winner: Lou Lamoriello

[Sidney the Kidney]

Steve Simmons must be adored by the Leafs' organization and players.

 

[PWJunior]

The hits just keep on coming, hilarious.

 

[Sniper99]

Love it sire. Congratulations again Lou, you done did it again sire What a real man who understands the game with bravery. Never changed. Great humble speech too after the win. You gave isles what they needed. Pageau, Greene, Matt Martin, Komarov on the same plane with u since you left, varlamov. Etc. Hard team and they'll make you pay sire. Blessed by the best. YOU GOT THEM BARRY TROTZ TOO. What a steal and build up sire. Love this for life Lou. Thank you for giving us ice hockey and hard games back. Still hard. What.

still havent figured out what Sire means?

Congrats Lou

 

[hotpaws]

I'm guessing he's pissed he's not on the Leafs payroll like Mirtle , lol .

 

[notDatsyuk]

He wins this award but Trotz doesn't make the final 3 for the Jack Adams? Hmmm...

Trotz won last year. Ya gotta share the wealth.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Can't blame a guy for being factual.

 

[SI90]

Trotz won last year. Ya gotta share the wealth.

to be fair Trotz didn’t deserve to be a finalists this year. The 3 finalists for the Jack Adams were all legit and very well deserving.



doesn’t Mean Trotz isn’t a great coach, just not Jack Adams worthy this year when there were more deserving Guys

 

[Oddbob]

Wasn't Lou's actual work this year fairly underwhelming? He turned their team around, but most of the stuff he did was before this season. He only made 2 trades this season, one that was fairly minor and not much else. Honestly the Isles success belongs a lot more to Trotz in my opinion than Lou, as I think the Isles are well off where they are at performance wise with another coach.

 

[topshelf15]

JGP.....Anyone still think the NYI overpaid here???Us Sens fans dont lie,we are never going to see our players win here ...So we want them to win elsewhere

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Wasn't Lou's actual work this year fairly underwhelming? He turned their team around, but most of the stuff he did was before this season. He only made 2 trades this season, one that was fairly minor and not much else. Honestly the Isles success belongs a lot more to Trotz in my opinion than Lou, as I think the Isles are well off where they are at performance wise with another coach.

It's hard to separate them to be honest. Lou hired Trotz, so there is no Trotz if there is no Lou. Also Lou set the culture of the organization, as a player or employee of the Isles you know there is going to be discipline, you know there is going to be professionalism, you know it is about the logo and not the name on the back of the jersey, once he was named GM. Trotz just happens to believe in the same thing. There is something very powerful when you have the coach and GM on the same page. I also detailed the moves Lou made in his 2 years on the Island. He recognized the players on the roster were capable of molding into the team he and Barry envision. Lou could have came in and blown up the roster, no one would have blamed him had he done that. But he correctly analyzed the roster resigned parts that he deemed that had value, and added players to make a run this year. I don't think this should be overlooked.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

Lol Doobler getting a dose of reality. One more year of underperforming and the guy should be gone.