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http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2013/09/27/dave_nonis_survives_mlse_purge_and_looks_forward.html
Leafs general manager Dave Nonis.
Leafs general manager Dave Nonis.
Q: What’s the biggest difference between being general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks?
A: Volume (laughs). There’s great interest in Vancouver but in Toronto there’s just more. There are more fans, there’s more media, there’s more attention. There are more obligations. There’s more history. There’s just more of everything.
I think Vancouver was a good training ground for me. I think this is a place and a job that would be difficult as a first job. It’s hard enough as it is. Having that time in Vancouver was helpful for this.
Q: Do you sleep fewer hours a night now that you’re GM of the Leafs?
A: Yes.
Q: How many hours a night?
A: I’ve always tried to generate ideas and try to think of ways to improve the team. But now I wake up thinking about it.
So, probably five or six hours a night.
Q: A lot of people around here got fired in the last nine months. Why are you still here?
A: Well, you’re asking the wrong guy (laughs). I don’t know why. All we tried to do from the moment I took the job was to make decisions in the best interests of this team. Not the best interests of me personally. You do that and I believe you’re ultimately going to be taken care of yourself.
We’re one of the youngest teams in the league, we’re probably going to remain one of the youngest teams for a while, and I needed to know is everyone OK with that? I know now that everyone is on board with that direction.