New gm and scouting staff wishlist?

[LolungoReboundo]

I heard Mirtle say that Nonis was going to get turfed at the end of the year because Mirtle believes Nonis isn't the guy for the job in Shanahan's mind. Mirtle followed that up by saying he'd look for the best AGMs around the league or good GMs who just got their walking papers this year. In which case I would like to pose 2 questions to my fellow leaf fans here
1) Who is your choice for GM if Nonis is fired?

here is some suggestions on my part:

GMs on the hot seat:
Peter Chiarelli (Boston)
Doug Wilson (San Jose)
Doug Armstrong (St. Louis if they get bounced early again)
Chuck Fletcher (Minnesota)

Assistant GMs:
Rob Blake (LA Kings)
Paul Fenton (Nashville)
David McNabb (Anaheim)
Michael Futa (LA Kings Co-Director of Scouting)

Those are just off the top of my head.

2) Since the Leafs have endless supplies of money probably even moreso than the Rockerfeller family maybe they should invest in scouting and development? Where would you pluck scouts from to create an ideal scouting team and who would you hire to create a good development system (for example Hiring Mike Eaves from Wisconsin to work with young d-men in the leafs system or something)

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[highslot]

peter chiarelli, rob blake, doug armstrong.

 

[dougieg93]

Keep Tommie Bergman

 

[Al14]

I heard Mirtle say that Nonis was going to get turfed at the end of the year because Mirtle believes Nonis isn't the guy for the job in Shanahan's mind. Mirtle followed that up by saying he'd look for the best AGMs around the league or good GMs who just got their walking papers this year. In which case I would like to pose 2 questions to my fellow leaf fans here
1) Who is your choice for GM if Nonis is fired?

here is some suggestions on my part:

GMs on the hot seat:
Peter Chiarelli (Boston)
Doug Wilson (San Jose)
Doug Armstrong (St. Louis if they get bounced early again)
Chuck Fletcher (Minnesota)

Assistant GMs:
Rob Blake (LA Kings)
Paul Fenton (Nashville)
David McNabb (Anaheim)
Michael Futa (LA Kings Co-Director of Scouting)

Those are just off the top of my head.

2) Since the Leafs have endless supplies of money probably even moreso than the Rockerfeller family maybe they should invest in scouting and development? Where would you pluck scouts from to create an ideal scouting team and who would you hire to create a good development system (for example Hiring Mike Eaves from Wisconsin to work with young d-men in the leafs system or something)

I would HIGHLY DOUBT Doug Wilson would come the the Leafs in any capacity. He and his family HATE the Leafs with a passion!

Rob Blake would be my guess! Is he not a friend of Shanahan's?

 

[Al14]

Keep Tommie Bergman

Fire the rest! Our USELESS scouts are, well, USELESS!

 

[Stephen]

I'd want Mike Futa, the guy who was a big part of building the Kings.

 

[Stephen]

I would HIGHLY DOUBT Doug Wilson would come the the Leafs in any capacity. He and his family HATE the Leafs with a passion!

Rob Blake would be my guess! Is he not a friend of Shanahan's?

Do you know why he hates the Leafs? Just curious.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Glenn Healy should be at least interviewed

 

[Pyrophorus]

Rick Dudley

The Leafs spend the most on drafting and player personnel...unless you feel its not being well spent.

 

[Stephen]

Rick Dudley

The Leafs spend the most on drafting and player personnel...unless you feel its not being well spent.

Rick Dudley was in Leafs management for a few years.

 

[Leafspoison*]

Glenn Healy should be at least interviewed

sure, they need someone to pick out the fly crap over at the pepper factory.

 

[LolungoReboundo]

I would HIGHLY DOUBT Doug Wilson would come the the Leafs in any capacity. He and his family HATE the Leafs with a passion!

Rob Blake would be my guess! Is he not a friend of Shanahan's?

I've heard shanny and Blake are friends also any idea why Wilson hates the leafs

 

[Daisy Jane]

I'd go with Blake or Fenton (but anyone in the AGM) position.
Chia out of those people. but some of his decisions have been ehhh lately.

get some scouts from the CHL etc, and the find a lot of "co-directors"/assistant" etc who is ready to graduate.

rinse. repeat.

then we get a coach.

 

[Amadeus]

GM - Rick Dudley or Mike Futa

Scouting Staff : Let them hire whoever. Ours hasn't worked out.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Rick Dudley was in Leafs management for a few years.

1 year...and he would moving up from where he is in MTL.

See Winnipeg, Tampa's Cup team...that's just about all him.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Scouting Staff : Let them hire whoever. Ours hasn't worked out.

1. Wouldn't that mean whoever is who we have now.
2. Despite the well heeledness of the dept., they still have to be guided. Burke wanted character tough guys. Shanny finally drafted talent....but its all a crap shoot.

BTW What's going on with those American picks?

 

[CalgaryLeaf*]

Trade Phil Kessel to Chicago for Stan Bowman.

 

[Mad Brills*]

blake.

 

[Tak7]

Nothing wrong with the Leafs amateur scouting department. One of the better ones in the league since Morrison came on board.

But their pro scouting department really needs to be examined, hard. Some of the decisions they've made, especially in free agency, are down to the pro-department which has just been atrocious.

 

[Mystifo]

I would not mind getting back Rick Dudley.

 

[LolungoReboundo]

Nothing wrong with the Leafs amateur scouting department. One of the better ones in the league since Morrison came on board.

But their pro scouting department really needs to be examined, hard. Some of the decisions they've made, especially in free agency, are down to the pro-department which has just been atrocious.

I agree with this but I feel like we should get better OHL and Q scouts as well as some more in depth scouting in Russia

 

[Al14]

Do you know why he hates the Leafs? Just curious.

Well, Doug played for the Blackhawks, his brother Murray, played for the Habs. Enough said.

 

[LolungoReboundo]

Well, Doug played for the Blackhawks, his brother Murray, played for the Habs. Enough said.

I don't know if that qualifies as enough to take oneself out of the running for a major professional job

 

[Hotel Mario]

Glenn Healy should be at least interviewed

Totally agree, he could probably find us a good player like Erik Karlsson.

 

[Cor]

GM: Mark Hunter
HC: Dale Hunter

Scouting: Who knows, though I'm sure Hunter could use his scouting connections to put a good team together