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What The Next Leafs GM Can Expect
by Paul on 02/13/08 at 06:15 PM ET
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from Damien Cox at ESPN,
The man who runs the Leafs, in other words, is surrounded by second guessers, many with inside ties to the organization and an ability to get information that often embarrasses management.
“Nobody needs that kind of pressure,” said one NHL general manager.
So is it a dream post or someone’s worst nightmare? Is it hockey heaven or shinny hell on earth?
Whoever takes over the job—Burke, Holland, NHL vice president Colin Campbell and Carolina GM Jim Rutherford are seen as the front runners—will need a thick skin to deal with the daily scrutiny and a total free hand to rebuild without interference, something the Leafs organization says it will allow but has been historically reluctant to grant.
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