Maple Leafs grant Islanders permission to speak to Brendan Shanahan (upd: released by Leafs)

[BB88]

Hear me out. Shanny for Prez, Bergevin for GM.

Already have Roy as coach.

Cup champs -27?

 

[Canovin]

Shanahan is going to draft Schaefer and sign Marner. Maybe send out a few offersheets

 

[NVious]

Leafs getting revenge for what JT did in Toronto.

 

[Fist of Fury]

Oh Satan, do whatever. I'll take pretty much anyone over Lou, laughing inside.

 

[Canovin]

Leafs getting revenge for what JT did in Toronto.

By the same POHO

 

[Michoulicious]

Maple Leafs grant Islanders permission to speak to Brendan Shanahan

The New York Islanders have been granted permission to speak to Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan about an opening in their front office, sources tell Sportsnet.

www.sportsnet.ca

Popcorn time.

He should then hire Lou as a GM for maximum chaos.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Not sure why the Islanders want to hire the architect behind building a roster of playoff chokers and keeping said chokers for near a decade.

 

[Strickland]

Shannahan is probably the best option for the Isles. They need to build a competent and deep front office. Lou's time here was just coasting off the bare bones front office that Snow put in place on the cheap under Wang. If he can do that, like he did in Toronto, then he'll be fine.

Hire a competent GM to handle the day to day running of the club and start building. It's a vital need. And of all the candidates, aside from maybe Jarmo, Shannahan is the one who I think can do that the best.

And if he wants some kind of a rebuild? Even better.

 

[Drumman44]

Did I miss the part where he was fired?

EDIT: Did not realize his contract was up at the end of June

 

[NVious]

Did I miss the part where he was fired?

EDIT: Did not realize his contract was up at the end of June

He had too much grit and grind for Toronto.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Shannahan is probably the best option for the Isles. They need to build a competent and deep front office.

How does Shanahan help with that goal exactly? He’s never done it before

 

[SEALBound]

I want this story arc to be - draft Scheaffer, sign JT, sign Marner - NYI wins cup before Toronto.

I mean, it's pure evil and chaos, but it's what I want.

 

[dj Mahoney]

Shanahan did a good job . The job was incomplete though . He would turn Islander's around .

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I just pray they let Patrick Roy become the general manager along with keeping the coaching duties. Because he was also assistant GM in Colorado. It'd just be very entertaining in every aspect for the Islanders.

Shanahan is just an all around jerk and enjoys being one off the ice.

 

[Cloned]

Going from Lou to Shanahan...I mean...did they not see what Shanahan did in Toronto? And did they not see that Lou walked away from the "Shanaplan"?

To be fair the Shanaplan was more successful than Lou’s plan in NY.

 

[Corrupt University]

Well, If there ever was a guy who can sell tickets to watch a failing hockey team play it would be Shanahan.

 

[Dr Pepper]

hire Shanahan who will sign marner

That would indeed be hilarious

 

[Dr Pepper]

To be fair the Shanaplan was more successful than Lou’s plan in NY.

By what metric?

In terms of team revenue/valuation, pretty sure Toronto was already well ahead long before Shanny showed up.

On ice performance? Sure, more individual hardware and higher point totals for Toronto but which team got further in the postseason?

 

[QuizGuy66]

To be fair the Shanaplan was more successful than Lou’s plan in NY.

Shananan in Toronto: 11 seasons. 2 playoff series wins. 9 playoff series losses.

Lou in Long Island: 7 seasons. 6 playoff series wins. 5 playoff series losses.

 

[Fatass]

Shanahan is going to draft Schaefer and sign Marner. Maybe send out a few offersheets

Knies offer sheet?

 

[Cloned]

By what metric?

In terms of team revenue/valuation, pretty sure Toronto was already well ahead long before Shanny showed up.

On ice performance? Sure, more individual hardware and higher point totals for Toronto but which team got further in the postseason?

Shananan in Toronto: 11 seasons. 2 playoff series wins. 9 playoff series losses.

Lou in Long Island: 7 seasons. 6 playoff series wins. 5 playoff series losses.

Neither team got anywhere close to the ultimate goal but at least Toronto had more theoretical shots at it by making the playoffs in the first place.

 

[Strickland]

How does Shanahan help with that goal exactly? He’s never done it before

The Toronto Front Office is well regarded, league wide. Its scouting and analytic staff are considered top rate.

The Isles under Lou have no front office, essentially. Their two AGMs are Lou's cap guy and Lou's son. That same son was in charge of Bridgeport, the Isles AHL team, this season. They had the worst season in AHL history.

I can not stress how much they need someone to come in and just flush this thing. And then rebuild not only the roster, but the front office as well.

 

[majormajor]

I’ll never get how guys can fail horrifically at their jobs in this league and just go somewhere else. Front offices care way too much about what guys did on the ice. This is insane

You want to talk to guys and ask them what they've learned from their mistakes.

Fans love to get hyped about someone who hasn't made mistakes yet, and then the mistakes come learning on the job.

At this point no one is hiring Shanahan because of his playing experience, it's his Toronto experience.

 

[robertmac43]

The ultimate push to get Marner. Then the new core 4 : Shaefer, Marner, Barzal, Ritchie...

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Oh god, never change Isles