Confirmed with Link: Leafs Promote Dave Morrison & Troy Bodie, Hire Wes Clark as Assistant Dir. Of Player Personnel
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DopeyFish
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Thats quite a career Troy Bodie is making for himself
I wouldn't be shocked to see him as a guy that's an AGM for some team in a couple of years.
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Nice transition from being a journeyman player. Clearly he's got a good mind for the game otherwise there's no way he would get this high this fast.
Quiet the opposite. He's now the guy, with the help of Wes Clark, who takes everything the scouts say, and makes a final recomendation to the GM.
"Player evaluation, sometimes called scouting, is a central part of a director of player personnel's job. He must pull together all the information on a player, including input from team scouts and coaches, recruiting services and other sources, to present to the general manager and head coach"
Director of Player Personnel Job Description
Certainly appears guys like Hofford, Speltz, and such are staying on in their same roles.
Certainly can't hurt bringing on a guy that Tavares says is like a mentor and great friend to him
Kamiccolo
Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.
A combination of being smart and having good contacts. Lots of smart guys get passed over, but him being related to guys in the old boys club got him a lot further. Good for him.
Once Dubas became GM, it became more of a foregone conclusion.
Some thought a scouting role, some thought a player development role, and turns out, it's a mixture of both lol
I like to think part of the Leafs video presentation was it ending with a curtain unveiling Wes Clark holding a #91 Tavares Leafs jersey
Don't group me in with TWS, and I was never a Dave Morrison supporterer.
Surprised Wes Clark is on the player development side.
Edit: Turns out its scouting, but a catch all title.
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SeaOfBlue
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That seems like a good job to put Morrison in. Clark too. Bodie takes Morrison's job, because I guess he was the best option (he was the one new guy added to that staff so probably is). I wonder how those old guys will like an even younger guy telling them what to do now. Most of them were old regime IIRC.
The thing about Clark is that over anything else, he is an analytical guy. He was not put into any super important job like many people were afraid of doing, but he gets to learn from a smart guy who has earned his way back up to a reputable position.
Only thing now is to wait for some new spots to open up and to find the guys to replace them. The Leafs may need another one or two pro scouts now (at least one since Albelin left, two if they want to replace Bodie as well). They need a couple of Russian scouts. And most importantly, since apparently that is a thing with us, an overall Director of Scouting as well. Lemaire and Caron probably are not going to be directly replaced, but the Leafs always look at bringing in advisors and consultants whenever they can so someone will probably do what they do.
The thing about Clark is that over anything else, he is an analytical guy. He was not put into any super important job like many people were afraid of doing, but he gets to learn from a smart guy who has earned his way back up to a reputable position.
Only thing now is to wait for some new spots to open up and to find the guys to replace them. The Leafs may need another one or two pro scouts now (at least one since Albelin left, two if they want to replace Bodie as well). They need a couple of Russian scouts. And most importantly, since apparently that is a thing with us, an overall Director of Scouting as well. Lemaire and Caron probably are not going to be directly replaced, but the Leafs always look at bringing in advisors and consultants whenever they can so someone will probably do what they do.
BertCorbeau
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I like to think part of the Leafs video presentation was it ending with a curtain unveiling Wes Clark holding a #91 Tavares Leafs jersey
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