burpsalot
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- Feb 12, 2015
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However, this talk of patience to bring in a GM and wanting to fit one in to their management structure is looking less and less true by the day. Are they even interviewing for GM anymore? See here's the thing, once you get a taste of power and control (Shanny) it starts to taste real good and you want more and more and want to give away less and less. Shanny has become the defacto GM, on top of his many other duties, and that's not looking like it's changing any time soon.
Is everyone comfortable with this? Personally I am not and hope they get this sorted sooner rather than later because it's my personal opinion that they aren't just dragging their heels on this one it's more like they don't want to have someone come in at all.
You do realize that the President is the boss of the GM right? Shanahan is the boss whether they hire a GM or not.
I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna pat them on the back too much for signing decent roster player for short term. That's like, the easiest thing they can be doing right now.
I like most of the signings mind you, except Parenteau. And Robidas (last year).
I'll just state for the record again that we are the only team without a GM. Ok, we are looking. Still. Still looking...
Which is fine. I guess. But what troubles me is the fact that the current management group has NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL at the NHL level running a hockey team, making trades, making signings, on the phone negotiating with other general managers, etc etc.
Ahh, yes the whole off season has been in shambles.
To be honest I find it kind of amusing reading a thread like this. I didn't expect any GM to be announced until post July 1st, makes most sense but we'll still have people complaining that we didn't hire a GM before we hired a coach (even if it meant losing the opportunity for Babcock?).
Then they complain that we didn't sign a GM before the draft (& lose a 2nd round draft pick).
The Leafs will hire & announce a GM when the timing is right, the desires of you or the media mean SFA to the management team & I like that.