Lamoriello named Maple Leafs GM after resigning from Devils

[Babe_Ruth]

http://www.tsn.ca/lamoriello-named-maple-leafs-gm-after-resigning-from-devils-1.335040

This surprised the hell out of me, and it came out of no where. That said, very good hire for the Maple Leafs. He has a ton of experience and a good track record. He's going to help them tremendously during that rebuild.

 

[EdgeHead]

Yeah but to me, it's kind of risky, meaning that Lou is what? 72-73 years old? He's not gonna be there forever and he's gonna have to rebuild that team in a very short span. Plus, he won't have the luxury to fire Mike Babcock after a handful of seasons if nothing goes like planned.

 

[Babe_Ruth]

I think he's there for his experience and to mentor Dubas who's eventually going to take over when Lou decides to retire.

That front office was a huge joke last season. This upcoming season not so much.