Lou appreciation thread

[Daisy Jane]

Yeah. The biggest issue as I see it is the amount of years with one retention spot less. That's a lot of potential value in trades that we lose out on.

I honestly don't think so.

we have 2. I doubt very much we would ever have three going at once. so basically the way i see it is (especially now that we've got all the other bad contracts off the books - Bozak is fine imo, and Lupul saves up because he's always injured) - we don't lose out on anything anymore.

Excellent assessment & comments Daisy.

If anyone thinks Lamoriello would have come to the Leafs in late July & quickly made a trade of an asset like Kessel without first learning about all the other assets within the organization, they are sorely wrong.

Would Lamoriello have made a better deal? Maybe, don't know, don't really care, I'm very happy with what we got. The deal was done when it had to be done. I would prefer no retention. But it was created for these type of circumstances & we will have 2 more spots by the end of this year.

For anyone that is curious, I am a HUGE Lamoriello fan. The day he was signed I called it a home run & expressed my thrill of the signing. Of the GM's that I know, there is no other that I respect as much as I respect Lamoriello.

agreed. (well i was like, kinda shocked and worried - but after the initial, "wow") I was good with it.

 

[Stephen]

Probably could have taken some of the restrictions off the pick and avoided the salary retention with Lou in charge, but it's looking like a flat out win that the Leafs shifted Kessel onto Pittsburgh's plate. Rutherford may have won all the battles, but lost the war.

 

[Mikeyg]

Lou strikes again!

 

[kk87]

I <3 you Lou