Who would you like as the next GM?

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I don't understand why people keep bringing up first time GMS.

Listen to Shanny's press conference he doesn't want that.

 

[supermann_98]

Burke, he will straighten the core 4 out.

He would trade Nylander for Logan Stanley

 

[weems]

It's interesting that Tulsky's team CAR is actually one of the teams that dump the puck into the offensive zone more than other teams.

 

[Kazparov]

Eh, to be fair, imagine if we hired Jim Benning or Pete Chiarelli.

Awful

I'll still watch man.

 

[Trapper]

We have Pridham here is probably equal or better.


Pridham or McPhee for me.

My only concern is that do we need a guy with years (in age and time managed) who could come in here and tell Shanahan or the higher ups, shut up that doesn’t work. You’ve been doing that wrong. Like if Lou said something, they would all stop and listen.

There are a lot of good candidates, Pridham, other AGMs around the league, but do we need a vet?

 

[thewave]

My only concern is that do we need a guy with years (in age and time managed) who could come in here and tell Shanahan or the higher ups, shut up that doesn’t work. You’ve been doing that wrong. Like if Lou said something, they would all stop and listen.

There are a lot of good candidates, Pridham, other AGMs around the league, but do we need a vet?

Pridham is acting GM right now.

My personal 1st choice. Shanahan fired and McPhee as acting Pres/GM. I am not a fan of too much noise. If it's going to be under Shanny it probably doesn't make much difference if it's Pridham (Pridham apparently likes a more robust hard nosed team)

 

[Trapper]

Pridham is acting GM right now.

My personal 1st choice. Shanahan fired and McPhee as acting Pres/GM. I am not a fan of too much noise. If it's going to be under Shanny it probably doesn't make much difference if it's Pridham (Pridham apparently likes a more robust hard nosed team)

If true I’m warming up to support this.

 

[DarkKnight]

Pridham is acting GM right now.

My personal 1st choice. Shanahan fired and McPhee as acting Pres/GM. I am not a fan of too much noise. If it's going to be under Shanny it probably doesn't make much difference if it's Pridham (Pridham apparently likes a more robust hard nosed team)

Pridham likes a more hard nosed team, where is this coming from?

Shanny is obviously in the mix on trades and I have a feeling if we learn any details of what he nixed, we might think better of his role. If he’s going to be in the discussions, then maybe a Pridham is perfect, the guy can run a cap and he’s got enough experience under Dubas to step into the role but all some deference to Shanny.. Drafting team still in place, he’s the least disruptive, offers some continuity and stability. I’m not opposed to a hard look at Pridham at all, and if what you said above is true, it’s even more intriguing. Analysis shows 90 percent of playoff hockey is played along the wall, “hard nosed” works for me.

 

[Mess]

The Dubas comment is irrelevant to anything I posted, but like I said about Bowman had his time from 2009 to 2015, but since 2015, has had a terrible track record as a GM.

I guess one could say Stan Bowman is to GMs what Matt Murray is to goaltending.

Stanley Cups from years ago mean little in the what have you done for me lately analysis.

 

[thewave]

Pridham likes a more hard nosed team, where is this coming from?

Shanny is obviously in the mix on trades and I have a feeling if we learn any details of what he nixed, we might think better of his role. If he’s going to be in the discussions, then maybe a Pridham is perfect, the guy can run a cap and he’s got enough experience under Dubas to step into the role but all some deference to Shanny.. Drafting team still in place, he’s the least disruptive, offers some continuity and stability. I’m not opposed to a hard look at Pridham at all, and if what you said above is true, it’s even more intriguing. Analysis shows 90 percent of playoff hockey is played along the wall, “hard nosed” works for me.

I read somewhere else that he was also proponent. Dubas was turning over to many bodies, you guys know it takes time to find team chemistry. That's an additional issue we have had.

The good news, Pridham is our GM right now.

https://twitter.com/Zeisberger
@Zeisberger

#Leafsforever assistant GM Brandon Pridham deserves a ton of credit for adds of Schenn, McCabe, Gustafsson, O’Reilly, Acciari, Lafferty. He's the tm capologist who somehow fit square financial pegs into round holes. None of this happens without him. Up to the players now.

If true I’m warming up to support this.

It's not my preferred solution but I am not terrified of it like I was with continuation of Dubas. Sorry that sounds too negative. I am good with Pridham.

 

[Trapper]

I guess one could say Stan Bowman is to GMs what Matt Murray is to goaltending.

Stanley Cups from years ago mean little in the what have you done for me lately analysis.

And you always have to beware of best before dates.
For some, they found a perfect storm to GM in that time frame, (the core played with the right skill/grit, the depth was there to fit the core) but might never replicate that.
See Chia.

You would rather get someone with experience who is still having success and not past glories.

 

[DarkKnight]

I read somewhere else that he was also proponent. Dubas was turning over to many bodies, you guys know it takes time to find team chemistry. That's an additional issue we have had.

The good news, Pridham is out GM right now.

https://twitter.com/Zeisberger
@Zeisberger

#Leafsforever assistant GM Brandon Pridham deserves a ton of credit for adds of Schenn, McCabe, Gustafsson, O’Reilly, Acciari, Lafferty. He's the tm capologist who somehow fit square financial pegs into round holes. None of this happens without him. Up to the players now.

He did work for the NHL draft wise, so he comes with that pedigree as well. Shanahan obviously is going to want a say, the more I think about Pridham is a good option. Let’s not forget Dubas himself has said how valuable Pridham is to him and teams like the Flames were already knocking to see if they could talk to Brandon. This guy has chops. As for the “experience” angle, he’s bee assistant GM for years, not exactly the raw Dubie would came in. He‘s a serious option to me, for a host of reasons, “hard nosed” is another check for me.

 

[Mess]

I read somewhere else that he was also proponent. Dubas was turning over to many bodies, you guys know it takes time to find team chemistry. That's an additional issue we have had.

The good news, Pridham is our GM right now.

https://twitter.com/Zeisberger
@Zeisberger

#Leafsforever assistant GM Brandon Pridham deserves a ton of credit for adds of Schenn, McCabe, Gustafsson, O’Reilly, Acciari, Lafferty. He's the tm capologist who somehow fit square financial pegs into round holes. None of this happens without him. Up to the players now.



It's not my preferred solution but I am not terrified of it like I was with continuation of Dubas. Sorry that sounds too negative. I am good with Pridham.

Brandon Pridham​

If the Leafs want the quickest, smoothest transition to a gig that requires a lot of action in the near future: Pridham might be the way to go. Shanahan said explicitly Friday that in the meantime, before filling the job, “I’ll be leaning heavily on Brandon Pridham, and that “I’m not ruling anybody out at this point.” Having worked for years at the NHL with Central Scouting and the Central Registry, he is one of the sport’s foremost salary cap experts. He was instrumental in helping Dubas with salary-cap gymnastics in recent seasons. Pridham might not have the biggest media presence but, theoretically, he’d be well-equipped to hit the ground running in an organization that is already completely familiar to him.

 

[thewave]

He did work for the NHL draft wise, so he comes with that pedigree as well. Shanahan obviously is going to want a say, the more I think about Pridham is a good option. Let’s not forget Dubas himself has said how valuable Pridham is to him and teams like the Flames were already knocking to see if they could talk to Brandon. This guy has chops. As for the “experience” angle, he’s bee assistant GM for years, not exactly the raw Dubie would came in. He‘s a serious option to me, for a host of reasons, “hard nosed” is another check for me.

If I were Shanahan right now. It would be Pridham and technically it is. He is interim GM so realistically he is already working on contracts and draft.

Brandon Pridham​

If the Leafs want the quickest, smoothest transition to a gig that requires a lot of action in the near future: Pridham might be the way to go. Shanahan said explicitly Friday that in the meantime, before filling the job, “I’ll be leaning heavily on Brandon Pridham, and that “I’m not ruling anybody out at this point.” Having worked for years at the NHL with Central Scouting and the Central Registry, he is one of the sport’s foremost salary cap experts. He was instrumental in helping Dubas with salary-cap gymnastics in recent seasons. Pridham might not have the biggest media presence but, theoretically, he’d be well-equipped to hit the ground running in an organization that is already completely familiar to him.

He knows statistically everything that works and does not work. We all know that you need grit and a hard nosed team statistically to win. The adds we had this year are in line with that type of vision. Dubas is removed and Pridham is being requested for interview for GM positions around the league.

It just makes sense to do this.

 

[weems]

Pridham likes a more hard nosed team, where is this coming from?

Shanny is obviously in the mix on trades and I have a feeling if we learn any details of what he nixed, we might think better of his role. If he’s going to be in the discussions, then maybe a Pridham is perfect, the guy can run a cap and he’s got enough experience under Dubas to step into the role but all some deference to Shanny.. Drafting team still in place, he’s the least disruptive, offers some continuity and stability. I’m not opposed to a hard look at Pridham at all, and if what you said above is true, it’s even more intriguing. Analysis shows 90 percent of playoff hockey is played along the wall, “hard nosed” works for me.

Tulsky is currently winning this poll and his Carolina team lead the NHL in dump-ins.

They routinely dump the puck into the offensive zone, forecheck like animals and win tons of 1v1/2v1 puck battles.

I would say that description isn't anywhere close to how we played under Dubas where we didn't like giving up possession, weren't a strong forechecking team and weren't a team you'd expect to win alot of physical board battles.

I even saw a sequence last night where they got a PP in the third period. Gostisbehere literally skated the puck to center and just riffled it into the zone, they got 3 forwards quickly in on the forecheck, won a 2v1 board battle and got the puck back to the point. Was such a clean and effective sequence and something you almost never see from us but was something we should have used more often when were struggling so much to get clean zone entries because the opposing team was just standing us up at their blueline.

They dominated advanced stats this season but not playing the way some would assume.

 

[Americanadian]

Theo Epstein

 

[ToneDog]

If I were Shanahan right now. It would be Pridham and technically it is. He is interim GM so realistically he is already working on contracts and draft.



He knows statistically everything that works and does not work. We all know that you need grit and a hard nosed team statistically to win. The adds we had this year are in line with that type of vision. Dubas is removed and Pridham is being requested for interview for GM positions around the league.

It just makes sense to do this.

Odds are he leaves if he does not get the job like Hunter did. Might be the most seamless transition. Shanny is still around to guide the ship so we probably hit the ground running.

 

[Mess]

If I were Shanahan right now. It would be Pridham and technically it is. He is interim GM so realistically he is already working on contracts and draft.

Because of the sudden shift in organizational direction Pridham would be the obvious choice to hit the ground running and know player personnel and contract situations intimately. Pridham was originally hired back in 2014.

Maple Leafs hire Brandon Pridham as assistant to GM​

There’s a new cap geek in town.

The Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that they’d hired Brandon Pridham as an assistant to general manager Dave Nonis. The Leafs hired Pridham away from the NHL, where he’d most recently been a senior advisor to the league’s Central Scouting operation and a senior director with the NHL’s Central Registry.

“For fifteen years, Brandon has played an integral role in the central scouting and central registry departments for the NHL,” Nonis said in a statement issued by the team. “His intimate knowledge of the complexities of the salary cap system and strong relationships around the league will serve our team well.”

The Central Registry is responsible for keeping track of the contract status and eligibility of every single player each NHL team has, at any level of its organization. Pridham, who wasn’t available for interviews Tuesday, will “assist with salary cap analysis, contract negotiations and collective bargaining agreement interpretation,” according to a team press release.

 

[thewave]

Odds are he leaves if he does not get the job like Hunter did. Might be the most seamless transition. Shanny is still around to guide the ship so we probably hit the ground running.

Right, Pridham is actually an elite level mind. If Shanahan isn't going anywhere and can work with him to balance out the NHL hands on experience of it all, that's a good thing.

It's already in action. He just hasn't been formally given a GM's contract.

 

[DarkKnight]

Tulsky is currently winning this poll and his Carolina team lead the NHL in dump-ins.

They routinely dump the puck into the offensive zone, forecheck like animals and win tons of 1v1/2v1 puck battles.

I would say that description isn't anywhere close to how we played under Dubas where we didn't like giving up possession, weren't a strong forechecking team and weren't a team you'd expect to win alot of physical board battles.

I even saw a sequence last night where they got a PP in the third period. Gostisbehere literally skated the puck to center and just riffled it into the zone, they got 3 forwards quickly in on the forecheck, won a 2v1 board battle and got the puck back to the point. Was such a clean and effective sequence and something you almost never see from us but was something we should have used more often when were struggling so much to get clean zone entries because the opposing team was just standing us up at their blueline.

They dominated advanced stats this season but not playing the way some would assume.

Tulsky is currently winning this poll and his Carolina team lead the NHL in dump-ins.

They routinely dump the puck into the offensive zone, forecheck like animals and win tons of 1v1/2v1 puck battles.

I would say that description isn't anywhere close to how we played under Dubas where we didn't like giving up possession, weren't a strong forechecking team and weren't a team you'd expect to win alot of physical board battles.

I even saw a sequence last night where they got a PP in the third period. Gostisbehere literally skated the puck to center and just riffled it into the zone, they got 3 forwards quickly in on the forecheck, won a 2v1 board battle and got the puck back to the point. Was such a clean and effective sequence and something you almost never see from us but was something we should have used more often when were struggling so much to get clean zone entries because the opposing team was just standing us up at their blueline.

They dominated advanced stats this season but not playing the way some would assume.

We play a lot more dump and chase in the playoffs, because that’s all teams give us, but you’re right we aren’t built for that game.

 

[weems]

We play a lot more dump and chase in the playoffs, because that’s all teams give us, but you’re right we aren’t built for that game.

Mike Kelly from NHL network/Sportlogiq was on 590 two weeks ago basically saying the tracking stats show that in the playoffs the number of dump-ins increase, the number of board battles increase but offense created off the rush goes down.

Not entirely shocking but was nice to hear confirmed by a stats person.

 

[DarkKnight]

Mike Kelly from NHL network/Sportlogiq was on 590 two weeks ago basically saying the tracking stats show that in the playoffs the number of dump-ins increase, the number of board battles increase but offense created off the rush goes down.

Not entirely shocking but was nice to hear confirmed by a stats person.

I also read 90 percent of play is along the walls in the playoffs 5 v 5.

 

[weems]

I also read 90 percent of play is along the walls in the playoffs 5 v 5.

 

[Mess]

Right, Pridham is actually an elite level mind. If Shanahan isn't going anywhere and can work with him to balance out the NHL hands on experience of it all, that's a good thing.

It's already in action. He just hasn't been formally given a GM's contract.

Pridham could be on the phone today with Matthews agent already testing future contract info, with that NMC about to kick in.

He could already be trying to find a new home for Matt Murray or be factoring in the cost of a buyout on a Salary Cap which he would know how to manage.

He also likely knows the asking prices of some of Leafs many pending UFAs, and can start planing on who stays and who goes.

Lots of upside with the Leafs going with Pridham as an easy transition, with the only downside might be he is/has been to close to the situation and players and if tough choices need to be made then a fresh set of eyes in the GM chair without and previous ties might be required for change to happen.

 

[DarkKnight]

The optics with Pridham and Treliving. Calgary wants our guy and we take the guy they fired?