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Can Lou Lamoriello turn around the Leafs, or is he yesterday's man?
This is a move that smacks of desperation. No question that the Devils prospered under the stewardship of Lamoriello. Three Stanleys and a .75 make-it-to-the-post-season average may not be Scotty Bowman numbers, but they're certainly better numbers than we've seen in Toronto for fifty years.
If Shanahan's best and brightest idea is to hire the guy who drafted him almost thirty years ago, then I think maybe the Big Dogs who run the show in TO maybe made a mistake with the Shanahan hire.
But hopefully I'll be proven wrong.
If Lou enjoys the same level of success in Toronto that he enjoyed in New Jersey, we'll at least get to see some playoff action three years out of every four. and if Lou stays on for 28 years, by which time he'll be 100, Toronto will see three Stanley Cup parades…
That's the positive spin.
On the minus side, the game has changed. What might have worked for Lou in '95 isn't necessarily going to work in Toronto going forward. Don't forget his last Stanley was twelve years ago.
I'm not much impressed by the new team in the front office, but let's see what the new Leafs can do on the ice.
Source: http://theviewfromfallingdowns.blogspot.com/2015/07/can-lou-lamoriello-turn-around-leafs-or.html
