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Through the season, Shanahan recognized there would be changes.
- When he was interviewed, said only way to do this would be to be committed to building a team that could win the Stanley Cup
- Moves yesterday were made because they believed it's what is best to move this team forward
- It's been an evaluation throughout the year, but as we came closer to the end of the season, it became clearer and clearer just how deep they had to do
- Mark Hunter evaluated the scouting department - pro and amateur - top to bottom
- Not eliminating anyone from the process for GM (including Dubas and Hunter). Wants someone who shares their vision
- They need an incredibly resilient group of players who love to play in Toronto, as well as an incredibly resilient group of management team willing to take on the challenge here
- As a group the leadership group isn't strong enough, everyone knows it. Yesterday was just the beginning, and there will be more changes (to the leadership group)
- Mark Hunter evaluated the scouts all season long, and the moves made will in no way hurt the draft, or the Leafs.
- Shanahan says he has a day-to-day impact of the club. Says he doesn't have the intention to make himself General Manager. Trusts Dubas and Hunter with interim day-to-day operations while the search is on
- The challenge in Toronto is to stick to the plan - Draft, Develop, Patience - Every decision needs to go towards making this a championship caliber team that can sustain itself year after year.
- The board has the stomach to building this team, he has the stomach, and anyone coming here needs to have that stomach.
- RE: Finding a GM who will inherit assistants again, says that the job won't be for all GM's, but those GM's won't be for us. Says he wants a GM who wants to be apart of this team, and the vision.
- We have some good pieces, and some talented players, however as a group, as a mix, it just doesn't work, and they understand that. If the mix doesn't work, there is going to be changes
- His goal isn't to be a GM, his goal right now is to find a very capable GM. If in a couple months he feels differently, and they can't find the right person, maybe they'll rethink things
- Kessel and Phaneuf will be apart of the changes. Says after what has went down, changes need to be made, and everyone needs to be apart of that.
- Says the fans are dying for this to happen (rebuild), and that blaming them, or the media, is just a cop out
- It will take as long as it takes, can't deviate from the vision, needs to have patience.
- Would like to see an improvement next season on the attitude and just the way the team plays
- Fans don't understand people that give half efforts
- Making these changes last summer would have been a guess by Shanahan.
- Signed some players that they thought would make them better, didn't work out. Got some real good answers this year.
- Doesn't like hypotheticals, but they feel if the coach they want is available before they've hired a GM, then it's possible they hire coach first.
- It would certainly speed things up (re:winning the lottery, and getting McDavid)
- Will have an open mind to get the best people here (re: doing a Colorado model, where coach has VP title as well)
- Shanahan will be looking for people who want to be here for a long time, and share this vision
- Says the character and leadership isn't good enough, he's not happy without. However, it's a group thing, not one single guy.
- Hopes to have a GM in place by the draft and free agency, but they aren't bound by deadline.