mikemarc1 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Will remain as a senior advisor with team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Will always be very thankful for what he accomplished here, but I think the game has passed him by for the most part since the last lockout. However, even after that our boys hair never touched their collars and they were always clean shaven. #Priorities 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs3cups Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Damn, wasn't expecting that. Good luck to Lou moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 minute ago, titans04 said: Will always be very thankful for what he accomplished here, but I think the game has passed him by for the most part since the last lockout. However, even after that our boys hair never touched their collars and they were always clean shaven. #Priorities And no high numbers/#13. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Isles fans want him to replace Snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Just now, Daniel said: Isles fans want him to replace Snow. let's hope he brings his antiquated ways there, surrounds himself with guys like Conte to run the drafts and we'll all benefit from it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Writing was on the wall. There was nothing doing regarding a new contract for 2018. Either he is looking for one last NHL GM job with full control like he had with us(and never had with Toronto), or he recognized that he is slowing down and just can't do this anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Grateful for what he has done but the game has passed him. As it has Queenville and Babcock as well. I'd say Babs gets maybe one more year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I wonder if Lou would take another GM gig... as Daniel said, the Isles could be a possibility (Chris is there too I think). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: I wonder if Lou would take another GM gig... as Daniel said, the Isles could be a possibility (Chris is there too I think). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk No. He's staying in the Leafs organization as Senior Advisor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 No. He's staying in the Leafs organization as Senior Advisor. He was staying with the Devils as a Senior Advisor too.... until he wasn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Only way he stays there is if he doesn't get a better offer. Special advisor is one step from the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: He was staying with the Devils as a Senior Advisor too.... until he wasn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yea I see that as being a respect move to save face than an actual move with some intent for him to be productive in that role. Lou commands respect in the industry so no one wants to come out and just flat out fire him. 32 minutes ago, CarterforPresident said: Grateful for what he has done but the game has passed him. As it has Queenville and Babcock as well. I'd say Babs gets maybe one more year. I don't know why anyone you think Babcock's job security is threatened. He has done a great job with that team for the time he has been there. JQ is a great coach, I just think he needs a change of scenery. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muevelos Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 10 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said: Yea I see that as being a respect move to save face than an actual move with some intent for him to be productive in that role. Lou commands respect in the industry so no one wants to come out and just flat out fire him. I don't know why anyone you think Babcock's job security is threatened. He has done a great job with that team for the time he has been there. JQ is a great coach, I just think he needs a change of scenery. JQ "was" game has passed him by as well. To fast for him, as it was Hitch to. And Babs seems to hold some of the players back. Have seen a lot of Leaf fans that would welcome a change and think it would be better for the young team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Hey how the fvck are we supposed to trade him Andy Greene now???? 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) When Toronto hired Lou, a lot of Leafs (and other) fans saw it as a temporary move in order to let Kyle Dubas learn a bit from Lou before stepping into the gig. That said, I suppose Mark Hunter is still a possibility. Toronto had a really good team this year. They ran into the best team in the league in the first round of the playoffs and took them to seven games. Edited April 30, 2018 by Neb00rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 When Toronto hired Lou, a lot of Leafs (and other) fans saw it as a temporary move in order to let Kyle Dubas learn a bit from Lou before stepping into the gig. That said, I suppose Mark Hunter is still a possibility. Toronto had a really good team this year. They ran into the best team in the league in the first round of the playoffs and took them to seven games. I think Dubas gets that job- Colorado requested to interview him for their GM gig a couple years ago and Toronto denied them permission. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Just now, MadDog2020 said: I think Dubas gets that job- Colorado requested to interview him for their GM gig a couple years ago and Toronto denied them permission. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah, not really a question of 'if' for Dubas, just when. He's waiting in the wings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 i can already hear Plekanec's goatee grow from here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Kinda surprised this was only a one year stint with Lou... not sure what management wanted that he didn't give them. I don't think he gets another GM job anywhere else, but I imagine he'll stay in hockey in some capacity. He is getting pretty old though, I think he's pushing 75 now. I think with someone like him and of his age, hockey is been all he's known for most or all of his life, so it's hard to step away from it, at least completely. Much like it was for Fischler who just retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, titans04 said: let's hope he brings his antiquated ways there, surrounds himself with guys like Conte to run the drafts and we'll all benefit from it. To be fair you'd have to be a special kind of idiot to do worse than Snow, so whoever goes there has a pretty low bar to reach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 20 minutes ago, NJDfan1711 said: Kinda surprised this was only a one year stint with Lou... not sure what management wanted that he didn't give them. I don't think he gets another GM job anywhere else, but I imagine he'll stay in hockey in some capacity. He is getting pretty old though, I think he's pushing 75 now. I think with someone like him and of his age, hockey is been all he's known for most or all of his life, so it's hard to step away from it, at least completely. Much like it was for Fischler who just retired. He was already there for three years...time flies. Sounds like it was only going to be a three-year gig no matter what, as far as being the GM goes: http://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/lou-lamoriello-out-as-gm-of-the-maple-leafs#comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) You have to imagine he retires as a "senior advisor" - he's almost 80 isn't he? But then again, maybe he's one of those guys that just.. can't step away. Maybe he'll work until the day he goes, who knows. Edited April 30, 2018 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Yeah the plan for Lou in Toronto was always to just be the GM for those 3 years while the mentor along his successor (likely Kyle Dubas), so him not returning isn't reflective of his or the team's performance. All things considered, Lou did a pretty good job in those 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I wonder if they will be able to keep the media circus at bay up there without Lou overseeing the lockdown. Given his last 10 years here, I didn't think it made much sense for anyone else to hire him as GM but for Toronto, I thought it was a good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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