Let's be honest: why?

They've got cap guys, they've got legal guys... Hunter just needs to be a hockey guy, and have the other guys help him out with the finer details.


Not that they'd be that much more complicated than what he's dealt with in the CHL.

And it's not like he's a foreigner to scouting... But even if he was, the Leafs have plenty of pro scouts.

End of the day he just needs to be a mouthpiece/salesperson.
- Feeling Glucky?

All should be fired. I just dont want shanahan running the show when he doesnt know WTF he is doing.

this team will never be the same when Dion is gone.
- wingz4life

They might actually be good.

And have character

All should be fired. I just dont want shanahan running the show when he doesnt know WTF he is doing.
- Fakepartofme

Give him a chance. I'm not.sold on him yet either, but Yzerman did well for a guy with little experience. Hopefully we have the same luck

And all those assistants should be fired.
- Fakepartofme

Shanny just hired them

I honestly dont believe the leafs will do a full rebuild.
However, even if you are, you still need a GM to make trades and do contracts. Nonis can still go to hunter to inquire about prospects.
I dont believe phil will be traded just yet.
- Fakepartofme

I don't want Nonis to be our GM, because he seems to nebbish to push other GMs in negotiations. That's what why Burke killed it in trades, and Nonis has had to retain salary and give up picks in practically every deal.


Which is why I think Shanahan, Hunter, or Dubas was heavily involved with the Nashville trade, with Nonis being more of a middle man.

Jokinen still a Leaf?
- mykokes

(frank) he sounded happy to be here didn't he ?

I honestly dont believe the leafs will do a full rebuild.
However, even if you are, you still need a GM to make trades and do contracts. Nonis can still go to hunter to inquire about prospects.
I dont believe phil will be traded just yet.
- Fakepartofme

It's a long shot, but if the right deal comes along.
Any team with a true top centre that can add Kessel will become better. Kessel would be like adding p Kane to Chicago. Toews is good, but he's scarier when Kane is with him

I don't want Nonis to be our GM, because he seems to nebbish to push other GMs in negotiations. That's what why Burke killed it in trades, and Nonis has had to retain salary and give up picks in practically every deal.


Which is why I think Shanahan, Hunter, or Dubas was heavily involved with the Nashville trade, with Nonis being more of a middle man.
- Feeling Glucky?

Nonis did Burkes trades.

Phaneuf trade was 100% Nonis. Burke said so himself

Give him a chance. I'm not.sold on him yet either, but Yzerman did well for a guy with little experience. Hopefully we have the same luck

- systemtool

Wasn't he in the Wings organization for years before taking the job in TB?

Also, he's seconded by Julien Brisebois, who in the mind of many, will be a great GM in the NHL.

I liked Nonis's trade with Nashville for leipsic and the 1st.....I don't really mind if he's handling the rebuild. I've really only ever hated what he's done on July 1st---and like Leaf gms before him extending guys on career years. If this is a rebuild, then neither scenerio should happen anyways

All should be fired. I just dont want shanahan running the show when he doesnt know WTF he is doing.
- Fakepartofme

So far Shanny has brought in a bunch of smart hockey guys, and bought us a free 2nd with the Santorelli signing... And convinced mlse to do a full rebuild for the first time ever.

Nonis did Burkes trades.

Phaneuf trade was 100% Nonis. Burke said so himself
- Big_Lightnin

I have a theory:
Nonis was forced by upper management into making (bad) decisions so the Leafs hopefully make the playoffs.

Now, Shannahan has the green light from upper management to blow it up. Nonis never had the chance, but now he can go on with a "real" building phase.

Wasn't he in the Wings organization for years before taking the job in TB?

Also, he's seconded by Julien Brisebois, who in the mind of many, will be a great GM in the NHL.
- Pecafan Fan

Feel like it was 2 years? Talk at time was he left early. Was thought Nills would leave firstand Y would be the new assistant, but the Y got offered tampa...

I liked Nonis's trade with Nashville for leipsic and the 1st.....I don't really mind if he's handling the rebuild. I've really only ever hated what he's done on July 1st---and like Leaf gms before him extending guys on career years. If this is a rebuild, then neither scenerio should happen anyways
- mykokes

Leipsic at the head of the rebuild along with Paul Bittner, great.

I honestly dont believe the leafs will do a full rebuild.
However, even if you are, you still need a GM to make trades and do contracts. Nonis can still go to hunter to inquire about prospects.
I dont believe phil will be traded just yet.
- Fakepartofme

Why?

So far Shanny has brought in a bunch of smart hockey guys, and bought us a free 2nd with the Santorelli signing... And convinced mlse to do a full rebuild for the first time ever.
- Feeling Glucky?

So we're selectively giving Shanny credit for the good moves and blaming nonis for the bad ones?

Leipsic at the head of the rebuild along with Paul Bittner, great.
- AdamFrench

What? Sorry, you lost me here Adam. Outside of both playing for the Winterhawks...wtf?

What? Sorry, you lost me here Adam. Outside of both playing for the Winterhawks...wtf?
- mykokes

A bigg joke

I have a theory:
Nonis was forced by upper management into making (bad) decisions so the Leafs hopefully make the playoffs.

Now, Shannahan has the green light from upper management to blow it up. Nonis never had the chance, but now he can go on with a "real" building phase.
- Pecafan Fan

Not hard to believe at all... Still some bad decisions made though.

A bigg joke
- AdamFrench

Still don't get it.

Oh, you think the Leafs will pick Bittner with the pick they got.
I'm hoping they somehow get Anthony Beauvillier instead.

A bigg joke
- AdamFrench

Kadri is fine, anybody who thought he wouldn't be Mike Ribeiro 2.0 were deluding themselves. That kind of PP heavy 2nd line centre that is kind of a douche. Goat...man, wonder what they do with him next season. He's AHL level defensively already, but he sucks so much balls offensively he might just fall off the map. Hope he does another year in the Q as a 20 year old and murders everyone for his own confidence.
- AdamFrench

The boy couldn't put the puck in the ocean, if he was standing on an ISLAND..

Wasn't he in the Wings organization for years before taking the job in TB?

Also, he's seconded by Julien Brisebois, who in the mind of many, will be a great GM in the NHL.
- Pecafan Fan

A year or two, no?

Nonis did Burkes trades.

Phaneuf trade was 100% Nonis. Burke said so himself
- Big_Lightnin

I'm sure Nonis did a lot of the leg work, but he still had the angry Irish clout of Burke.

Look at the quality of trades after Burke left, and before Shanny got here.

The boy couldn't put the puck in the ocean, if he was standing on an ISLAND..
- bixll

It is hard to shoot a puck on sand, to be fair.