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Leafs Hire Ducks Goaltending Coach
by Paul on 06/10/09 at 04:42 PM ET
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from the Toronto Maple Leafs,
Brian Burke, president and general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, announced Wednesday that Francois Allaire has joined the team. As Goaltending Consultant, Allaire will work extensively with the goaltenders at all levels of the Maple Leafs’ organization.
“We consider Francois to be one of the best in the world at his craft,” said Burke. “He brings a tremendous amount of experience and I know that he will make an immediate impact with our goalies. I would like to thank the Anaheim organization for making Francois available to us.”
Allaire, 53, spent the past 13 seasons as Anaheim’s Goaltending Consultant which included the 2007 Stanley Cup championship team
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This is step 2 of the 12 step “Leafs to Ducks” program. The next step is hiring Scott Walker to practice “post-whistle exercises”.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 06/11/09 at 06:22 AM ET
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Dammit. This sucks as a Ducks fan. Allaire helped mold great goaltenders for us in Anaheim.
*Insert another comment about Giguere’s oversized pads.
Oh yeah, and no one probably cares about this with Game 7 around the corner.
Posted by Wild Wing from Orange County, CA on 06/11/09 at 02:49 AM ET