This. He already has the contacts with the Ducks. Doing things like working with the league and working with Team Canada will open a lot more doors to him.
Sure, but that’s a fairly recent example, and this is more likely to open more doors for him than close any IMO.
Do you really think the Leafs hired Shannahan because of his work in player safety? How does working in player safety qualify one to be president of hockey operations for an NHL club?
I'm certainly not saying it ends his chances to work in a front office. I'm just saying he can certainly get there without ever having passed through that garbage department. Maybe a guy like Parros needs to "build relationships" but Getzy has the name recognition to call just about anybody in the NHL and talk. If he wants post playing career advice plenty of guys all over the league would advise him.
My point was that everyone other than Shanahan has been an empty suit there, and they yanked on his choke chain hard when he actually did his job, brought him to heel, and then promoted him ASAP when he was a good dog too. It may open doors for him but I have zero respect for anyone who takes that job, because…they are a paid propaganda position that do not do their actual job.
Not sure about the hiring process and practices for the league, but could it be possible that this job was lined up already much earlier and only now announced? I could imagine he likely had talks about applying for this job well before the development camp even. And then he participated at the dev camp because he had the chance to do so, was maybe asked or even he himself wanted to just help out the organization that he spent his entire playing career with.
