Confirmed with Link: Lou Lamoriello will not be Leafs GM next season - moves into Senior Advisor role
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Nithoniniel
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There's been voices saying he'd leave, but I've read just as many saying that he wouldn't walk out of the job, he just wouldn't be content. That's really not that much different from most AGMs around the league.
Why would Lou be gone if Dubas was named GM? Lou might leave to the Islanders but that has nothing to do with Dubas. The plan was always Lou stays on to advise the next GM.
The Hunter stuff seems like a lot of speculation too.
ShaneFalco
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Oh well, Lou wasn't going to be around forever. Whoever walks, walks. Life goes on. Sounds kinda baby-ish to me anyway
very, we hire Dubas as GM so maybe we need to find a new head scout there are plenty more out there. None of prospects outside of 1st round picks have jumped up in quality you'd expect if you had a super scout in charge. Little bit early but starting to think Hunter is getting pretty overrated as a scout. Dermott actually he does seem to have exceeded expectations other than that Grundstrom is trending toward a middle 6 forward pretty much what was expected.
We lose a really good head scout due to not giving him a promotion so be it, we would lose him as a scout anyway if he became GM. GM cant scout as much as a head scout would need to
That's complete speculation.
And BTW, Dubas might be gone if Hunter is named GM. No one seems to argue that. 2 NHl teams already wanted Dubas as GM.
Kamiccolo
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I was under the understanding that Brandon advises what the team can afford and possibly what the market rate is, and the GM does the actual negotiating where sometimes you get them on a good deal (Kadri, Rielly) and sometimes you have to pay a premium (Zaitsev) as not everything works out on paper.
For real. If Hunter is hired, the Leafs will lose Dubas (someones gonna hire him). If Dubas is hired, the Leafs lose Hunter (apparently? According to "sources").
The thing is, if Hunter is hired, Dubas will probably leave eventually...AND they lose their scouting expert cause Hunter wont be able to be a GM and run the Scouting department at the same time!
Thats why I think Dubas is hired as GM. And they take the chance that Hunter is a big baby and walks if it happens...
Pyrophorus
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It all a bunch of media quaffle....pure, and I mean pure speculation.
Hunter loves beating the bushes and being an arena rank, he couldn't do that much as GM.
Why hasn't AZ or COL when hunting for a GM, ask for Hunter instead of Dubas.
Yes, Captain obvious' Hunter does have a better resume, and of course the oh so progressive
hockey men, would always choose Dubas
Hunter, like his brother doesn't want to go to far away from the Knights.
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I can't see Hunter going to any other NHl team. Anyone see what other organizations are paying GMs?
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They hired a businessman who happened to run a stats website, people compare the two because they're both young but completely ignore the chasm in hockey experience between the two.
diceman934
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No it is not complete sepeculation at all on my part I said this a long time ago long before any media said anything about it.
Dubas may leave if Hunter gets the G M job I have no idea about that but I know for certain that Hunter will not stay if Dubas gets the job.
diceman934
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You would be wrong as Hunter has more.
I have stated that I would like neither as our next GM but if it is one of them then Hunter for me easily as he has far more to offer.
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So if Dubas leaves he is not a baby but if Hunter leaves he is a baby.
Hunter left the team he owns not to be a scout but to become the Leafs next GM. He can go back and run the team he owns and calling him a baby because he does not want to work under a person who is younger and has less experience than him does not make him a baby it makes him a person looking out for himself.
All these talks about Hunter would leave if Dubas is GM....
Hunter was running his Knights team, as he is the owner/CEO. What if Shanny is grooming Hunter to take his place while Lou is doing the same to Dubas? That's something we don't know.
Or Hunter just doesn't want the paper work of being a GM, but prefer to fly around in a private jet, or being driven around in a limo to watch hockey games while getting paid like a GM.
Hunter was running his Knights team, as he is the owner/CEO. What if Shanny is grooming Hunter to take his place while Lou is doing the same to Dubas? That's something we don't know.
Or Hunter just doesn't want the paper work of being a GM, but prefer to fly around in a private jet, or being driven around in a limo to watch hockey games while getting paid like a GM.
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Pay Poile. We have the offense he could never put together in Nashville already in house. Pay his *** to come build the defense and finish the job.
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