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What Will Tim L Do?

He knows the power of names and reputation.

With TFC, he knew he was the name... his reputation of bringing in Beckham and making the Galaxy the biggest name in MLS is that clout. He then gets Dafoe and Bradley and even brings back Derosario... instant credibility brought back to the franchise.

With the Raps, he hires the GM of the year, and he hires Drake as the embassador. (which also helped lure in Dafoe) We may think of Drake as just the degrassi kid, but he's got clout in the ipods of bball players.

The one thing he hasn't done is made that splash for the leafs. As he said in the interview, he thought with last years success that they didn't really need it, but with this swoon he is gonna get that name that he's looking for. With the cap, he can't really do it with roster players.. (although I could see him not giving a crap about the money in a buy out and dropping Clarkson.

I really think he is gonna go for Gretzky and Nicholson. As President and President of hockey operations or whatever. Lieweke knows the power of names and there are no bigger names in Canadian hockey than Gretz and Nicholson.
 
Its more than just making a splash though to bring in a name. He likes to surround himself with great people, who are passionate and inspiring.

There is a link there to Massai's interview with Strombo and he's the same type of guy Lieweke. Very bright and ton of energy. Nonis just isn't that big personality that inspires confidence in the organization.

Nicholson just makes way too much sense.
 
With the Raps, he hires the GM of the year, and he hires Drake as the embassador. (which also helped lure in Dafoe) We may think of Drake as just the degrassi kid, but he's got clout in the ipods of bball players.
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Drake and Lebron James are very, very close friends...like, almost besties.

Let that shit marinate for a second.
 
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Wonder when the first domino falls.
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First domino falls I think before the season ending press conference, I think Nonis knows that to save his own ass here he has to get rid of Randy. Second big splash I bet would be TL bringing in Gretzky to MLSE in some capacity, maybe as president of hockey operations or as little as a liason to the Leafs, either way I can see him being hired.
 
leafman101 said:
Its more than just making a splash though to bring in a name. He likes to surround himself with great people, who are passionate and inspiring.

There is a link there to Massai's interview with Strombo and he's the same type of guy Lieweke. Very bright and ton of energy. Nonis just isn't that big personality that inspires confidence in the organization.

Nicholson just makes way too much sense.
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I have two questions- 1. Was Burke fired before TL was hired 2. If Burke was fired after TL was brought in then why the firing? Burke's a bright and passionate guy, sure he's a loudmouth at times but he knows his stuff.
 
Leafin' said:
Wonder when the first domino falls.
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Can't be too long after the season's finished, particularly if TL completely cleans house.

You'd think they'd want to give whoever the new GM is as much time as possible to prepare for the draft.
 
The real question is who is the M Bradley or K Lowry that they are looking for? From the interview it is clear he doesn't think of Phil Kessel or Dion Phaneuf that way
 
Leafin' said:
Before.
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Long before. Like, 4-5 months before. Burke being fired has everything to do with the telecomm duopoly ownership group being uncomfortable with him as the public face of their flagship brand and nothing to do with Timmy not liking Burke.

In fact, I wouldn't be stunned if TL wanted Burke back as GM. I don't think it would play with the board, but Burke is the exact type of executive that TL loves.
 
Leafin' said:
You think they'll can Nonis?
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Yes

Nonis looks like he thinks this as well, the guy looked like a deer in the headlights, after it got hit, all night tonight. He has no track record of success (not as TL would define it), no personality, and his team just flopped out of the playoffs with his 35 million dollar purchase being a flop of historic level. There's zero chance that TL is remotely impressed with the job he did (especially considering the fact that Nonis' best move as a Leaf seems to be something he was told by TL to do, rather than a stroke of Nonis genius), and with both TFC & the Raptors successful after TL rolled his sleeves up and got involved, TL has to be dying to put his stamp on the flagship.
 
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Only person that may be available that could fit that level of heart/drive would be Ladd? but still not a really good fit that I see.

but just a guess at best on my part as i consider those 2 to be in the power forward ilk when comparing other sports to an NHL player
 
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Question: Does Carlyle roll four lines with consistency or has he basically relied heavily on three lines all year long?
 
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