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Toronto’s Brain Trust
by Alanah McGinley on 06/13/08 at 01:57 PM ET
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From Dan Wood at Ducks Blog,
Burke, though, isn’t the only name being bandied about by the out-of-control Toronto media. Reporters who cover the Leafs have also mentioned Doug Wilson of the San Jose Sharks, David Poile of the Nashville Predators, Darcy Regier of the Buffalo Sabres, Doug Risebrough of the Minnesota Wild, Jim Rutherford of the Carolina Hurricanes, Jay Feaster of the Tampa Bay Lightning and even Ken Holland of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Along with Burke, that’s more than 25 percent of the general managers in the league, and the supposed logic is that any or all of them could become available after next season.
If nothing else, Toronto’s “brain trust” has given all of these men tremendous leverage to negotiate new contracts with their current clubs. Even worse, the Leafs brass has created more than one potential conflict-of-interest scenario. What if, for example, any of these general managers happens to swing a trade with Toronto, particularly if the deal might be construed as somewhat one-sided in either the short- or long-term? You think that might just raise some eyebrows at NHL headquarters?
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That would be considerably less depressing if at least the league wasn’t run so poorly in those back rooms.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 06/13/08 at 06:26 PM ET
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Given the league’s “head-in-the-sand” approach to Michel Therrien’s ref baiting and private instruction at the SCF, I seriously doubt it.
When you look at that, the Toronto situation, and the:
- Ballsilie freeze-out
- Boots Delbaggio fiasco
- AEG Kansas City arena deal
- Tampa Bay sale merry-go-round
- Neidermeyer/Selanne follies
- Lockout/CBA/Saskin ouster
- IIHF imbroglio
- And more
It’s easy to see that, in many ways, the NHL (sadly) is still very much a league that is run in back rooms.
Here’s to the ghost of Harold Ballard! (NOT!)
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 06/13/08 at 01:40 PM ET