NHL Thread

[Fuck You Jobu]

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[southp]

http://i.imgur.com/TTzRzsz.gifv

That's the best thing I've ever seen!

[philpritchard]

I don't know what to think right now, but this timeline of events is kind of hilarious:

[numbers]

Holy shit.

[philpritchard]

Holy shit.

I honestly can't remember a more out-of-nowhere offseason move.

[numbers]

Yeah, this is insane.

[southp]

Strange move. Isn't Lamoriello kinda washed up as a GM?

[TouringReg]

Strange move. Isn't Lamoriello kinda washed up as a GM?

That was my first thought as well. Should be prefect for Toronto.

[philpritchard]

Strange move. Isn't Lamoriello kinda washed up as a GM?

My guess is that he's there as part of the front office team rather than a pure GM role. He'll stay for a couple years until he retires and Dubas takes over. They've spent the last year building a "dream team" of young, up-and-coming front office and analytics types from outside the NHL, and, more than anything, this is a move to add some experience to the front office.

[numbers]

Strange move. Isn't Lamoriello kinda washed up as a GM?

My guess is that he's there as part of the front office team rather than a pure GM role. He'll stay for a couple years until he retires and Dubas takes over. They've spent the last year building a "dream team" of young, up-and-coming front office and analytics types from outside the NHL, and, more than anything, this is a move to add some experience to the front office.

This sounds like there's way too much going on in the FO, but I guess we'll see how it shakes out.

[philpritchard]

Strange move. Isn't Lamoriello kinda washed up as a GM?

My guess is that he's there as part of the front office team rather than a pure GM role. He'll stay for a couple years until he retires and Dubas takes over. They've spent the last year building a "dream team" of young, up-and-coming front office and analytics types from outside the NHL, and, more than anything, this is a move to add some experience to the front office.

This sounds like there's way too much going on in the FO, but I guess we'll see how it shakes out.

It's a somewhat new and innovative approach, which I love to see in sports. So far, they've each had their defined roles (Shanahan oversees everything, Hunter runs scouting/draft, Dubas in charge of player development/minor league affiliates) and I assume Lamoriello will fit into the trading/negotiations aspect of that system.

People like to take shots at the Leafs, and most of those shots are well-deserved. But right now they're making a lot of really interesting, progressive moves. A year ago, I would have been pissed at a Lamoriello signing because I would have seen it as a short-term answer. Now I just see it as part of the plan. He'll work some trades, negotiate with other teams, mentor the young front-office and retire. I don't think there's anything more to it than that.

[elliseamos]

Phlyers gonna Phly!

Amirite?!

[verb_to_trust]

Kaner gonna Kaner

[elliseamos]

Kaner gonna Kaner

Is Bettman reading the Goodell press and thinking, "there's an idea, take down the best player in the league!"

All kidding aside, this is really sad news.

[verb_to_trust]

Yeah tough to know what to think at the moment.

[verb_to_trust]

Rumor has it its a statutory rape case. Ew.

[Mecca]

[southp]

[southp]

[Peeps]