Shanahan gone Update May 22: contract will not be renewed

[Commander Clueless]

Shanny was fantastic when he started.

Was unwilling to adjust when he needed to.

Isles will like him

 

[Punch Drunk Loov]

If you need a guy to block trades and stare at the wall from July - October you've got yourself an absolute master

 

[LaPlante94]

The Isles biggest need is to create a modern front office structure - they're stuck in the 90s now because Lou probably liked it that way. Shanahan would probably be good at that part.

LOL at the Pridham comment. If Shanahan is hired, I'm sure he'd at least be interested in Pridham - and could TOR really deny permission if it was a promotion from AGM to GM? But yeah, money counts too. We'll see. Cheers!

I looked up Lous resume the other day and my god that guy has lived quite the life. Didn't know he worked for the New Jersey Nets at one point while GM of the Devils I believe and is a minority owner of the Yankees. The clean shaved thing he does makes sense after seeing that since they do or had the same rule.

I don't think they'd deny it but I also don't know if Pridham would want to be a GM or leave the Toronto area. He probably gets paid as well as most GMs in the league and doesn't have to leave home which I think was a big reason why he accepted a job with the Leafs back then. Idk though, maybe he wants to make that jump but I just feel like he would've been hired by now if he wanted to.

 

[Trapper]

Just because Shanahan failed here doesn't mean he sucks at his job so he's probably not a bad hire for the position. His 1st time in that kind of position I believe and maybe he learned a lot and learns from it. At the end of the day he was loyal to a core that let him down and you can't get too mad at him for that. He hired a young GM to take over for Lou who was supposed to be the next best thing and the funny thing is signing Tavares probably hurt this teams natural rebuild and accelerated it which led to some bad moves afterwards. Then Covid hit and made that accelerated rebuild even worse because the cap didn't rise and now we were stuck with a 11 million dollar contract on a player who was great but not 11 million a year great. Long story short. Don't let people fool you that he's a bad hire because it didn't work out here. We might be upset because this core has failed but Shanahan and even Dubas tbh weren't the main reasons we have 2 series wins in his time here.

Also, the Islanders better not think about Pridham in any way. We won't let him leave.

Shanahan will probably have the Islanders win long before us if he’s hired.
The guys they will draft will have the skill with the will.

 

[Incognito]

I guess with his contract just being up, Shanacanned doesn’t make much sense. A real missed opportunity.

Yup. It sucks that his contract is just going to expire. He should have been fired even just as a symbolic gesture for the fans.

 

[doublechili]

I looked up Lous resume the other day and my god that guy has lived quite the life. Didn't know he worked for the New Jersey Nets at one point while GM of the Devils I believe and is a minority owner of the Yankees. The clean shaved thing he does makes sense after seeing that since they do or had the same rule.

I don't think they'd deny it but I also don't know if Pridham would want to be a GM or leave the Toronto area. He probably gets paid as well as most GMs in the league and doesn't have to leave home which I think was a big reason why he accepted a job with the Leafs back then. Idk though, maybe he wants to make that jump but I just feel like he would've been hired by now if he wanted to.

Yeah, he probably got the shaving thing from the Yankees, specifically George Steinbrenner, who had the same rule. Ironically, the Yankees just recently did away with that rule, and now the Isles will as well - which is good since the Isles kind of started the playoff beards thing.

I'm totally speculating about Pridham, and you make good points about living in Toronto, his salary, and whether he even wants to be a GM. We'll see. Or, maybe Treliving goes to POHO and Pridham becomes your GM?

 

[Martin Skoula]

Yeah, he probably got the shaving thing from the Yankees, specifically George Steinbrenner, who had the same rule. Ironically, the Yankees just recently did away with that rule, and now the Isles will as well - which is good since the Isles kind of started the playoff beards thing.

I'm totally speculating about Pridham, and you make good points about living in Toronto, his salary, and whether he even wants to be a GM. We'll see. Or, maybe Treliving goes to POHO and Pridham becomes your GM?

Megacorps do love Peter Principling

 

[ITM]

Yeah, he probably got the shaving thing from the Yankees, specifically George Steinbrenner, who had the same rule. Ironically, the Yankees just recently did away with that rule, and now the Isles will as well - which is good since the Isles kind of started the playoff beards thing.

I'm totally speculating about Pridham, and you make good points about living in Toronto, his salary, and whether he even wants to be a GM. We'll see. Or, maybe Treliving goes to POHO and Pridham becomes your GM?

Someone else can confirm, but I think EF (Johnson/Lebrun?) reported/speculated that if Shanahan is gone, his position won't be backfilled and eliminated outright.

 

[LaPlante94]

Yeah, he probably got the shaving thing from the Yankees, specifically George Steinbrenner, who had the same rule. Ironically, the Yankees just recently did away with that rule, and now the Isles will as well - which is good since the Isles kind of started the playoff beards thing.

I'm totally speculating about Pridham, and you make good points about living in Toronto, his salary, and whether he even wants to be a GM. We'll see. Or, maybe Treliving goes to POHO and Pridham becomes your GM?

That's exactly what I was thinking is they promote Tre and promote Pridham if they think they'll lose him. Some media have even suggested they promote Tre and hire a new GM and some have said they just go without a POHO. Apparently they have a board meeting tomorrow so we'll most likely get better info tomorrow on the direction they might go in.

 

[BallardEra]

I totally forgot him calling up the core to let them know they were not going anywhere :

Report: Toronto Maple Leafs 'Core Four' Will Not Be Traded - The Hockey Writers Latest News, Analysis & More

The Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly told William Nylander, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares they will not be traded.

thehockeywriters.com

 

[horner]

I hope he doesn't get the islanders job
Ist overall pick this year

 

[horner]

Hey shanny Marner and Mathews for the 1st overall pick

 

[New User Name]

Hey shanny Marner and Mathews for the 1st overall pick

that's a wee bit of over payment lol

 

[Commander Clueless]

So just to recap:

The fans are too quiet but also too noisy.

You can't win with these players because they don't have the extra gear when it matters most, but totally would if they played somewhere else.

Players don't want to play here, but also don't want to waive their NMCs to leave.

Our management is a joke, but also highly sought after by the rest of the league.


And that's just the last week! Did I miss anything?

 

[Menzinger]

I looked up Lous resume the other day and my god that guy has lived quite the life. Didn't know he worked for the New Jersey Nets at one point while GM of the Devils I believe and is a minority owner of the Yankees. The clean shaved thing he does makes sense after seeing that since they do or had the same rule.

I don't think they'd deny it but I also don't know if Pridham would want to be a GM or leave the Toronto area. He probably gets paid as well as most GMs in the league and doesn't have to leave home which I think was a big reason why he accepted a job with the Leafs back then. Idk though, maybe he wants to make that jump but I just feel like he would've been hired by now if he wanted to.

Mirtle has said MLSE is very protective of Pridham. He's apparently paid more than any other AGM in the league and they don't let other teams talk to him

 

[647Hockey]

With the Isles rumour..... avoid Shanny at all costs Isles.

You already got enough big contracts with Barzal, Sorokin and Horvat. Dont need any weird moves killing the team and budget for good.

 

[The Masters]

Shanny lives in NY and Toronto just fyi
theres legs to going to Island

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Well I just woke up from a nap to find out that the NYI have been granted permission to speak to Shanny.

Now I don't know if He's been officially fired, from what I can tell he hasn't been.

But the fact that he's being allowed to speak to other teams says he's gone.

That is a good step but it is the easy step.

 

[BraveCanadian]

Someone else can confirm, but I think EF (Johnson/Lebrun?) reported/speculated that if Shanahan is gone, his position won't be backfilled and eliminated outright.

Imagine making what is it.. 5 million a year for a job that is completely unnecessary.. living the dream.

 

[Ports]

That's exactly what I was thinking is they promote Tre and promote Pridham if they think they'll lose him. Some media have even suggested they promote Tre and hire a new GM and some have said they just go without a POHO. Apparently they have a board meeting tomorrow so we'll most likely get better info tomorrow on the direction they might go in.

I think they’ll be looking for new blood not just move guys up a little but I guess we should know soon enough.

 

[Menzinger]

Someone else can confirm, but I think EF (Johnson/Lebrun?) reported/speculated that if Shanahan is gone, his position won't be backfilled and eliminated outright.

CJ wrote today that it's likely going to go unfilled for a while.

Mirtle a few months back suggested they'll likely do away with the position. Saves MLSE a cheque

 

[PanniniClaus]

I have granted the Isles permission.

 

[AllHeartNoSkill]

CJ wrote today that it's likely going to go unfilled for a while.

Soooo his would-be atom bomb turned out to be the most likely scenario that everybody already expected?

 

[horner]

So just to recap:

The fans are too quiet but also too noisy.

You can't win with these players because they don't have the extra gear when it matters most, but totally would if they played somewhere else.

Players don't want to play here, but also don't want to waive their NMCs to leave.

Our management is a joke, but also highly sought after by the rest of the league.


And that's just the last week! Did I miss anything?

They made them who they are today .
Treaty them like they were bigger then the team.
Coddled them to much .they bring in JT so they never had to become leaders.
McDavid Crosby MacKinnon never got treated that way..
In the playoffs they got taught that free wheeling hockey was they way to win .,

 

[centipede2233]

Imagine making what is it.. 5 million a year for a job that is completely unnecessary.. living the dream.

He actually makes $6 million I believe