TSN Hockey Insiders Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun have the latest on Brendan Shanahans new job in Toronto and its trickle-down effects, and
the futures of Paul Maurice, George McPhee, and more.
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Brendan Shanahan one-ups him and become president - period, it looks like - of
the Maple Leafs. Why this title, and why this guy? Bob McKenzie: I think thats
the critical thing. Brendan Shanahan was not prepared to leave the NHLs Player
Safety department if he was just going to be the president of hockey operations
for a club in the NHL. It was important for him to be the president of the whole
organization - both the hockey side and the business side. Now, hes expected to
officially resign his position with the NHL on Friday, and its expected that the
Leafs will put out a simple press release announcing his appointment of the
entire team. It wont be until the beginning of next week that Shanahan will be
introduced to the media, once the regular season is over. What does this mean to
GM Dave Nonis and head coach Randy Carlyle? Darren Dreger: Well its "to be
determined", were not sure. Shanahan is going to require some time. Dave Nonis
was hoping to have some time to review the organization, to speak with Randy
Carlyle and ultimately assess what his role might be moving forward. Now, he has
a new boss, so Brendan Shanahan is going to want to get to know Nonis a little
bit better, find out what his thoughts are on whether or not a coaching change
is required, but I dont expect that there will be anything will be done in the
near future. How is player discipline going to be handled with Shanahan gone?
Pierre LeBrun: Really, the guys that were working with him are going to continue
to do just that. The War Room, the player safety group in New York, is a
well-oiled machine. It starts with Damian Etchavaretta, Stephane Quintal,
Patrick Burke, and Brian Leetch - those guys will continue to do their work.
Bill Daly, the NHL deputy governor, I think will have a more involved role when
it comes to the final word on possible suspensions over the next couple of
months. I dont believe there will be a successor in place for Brendan Shanahan
or even a search for his replacement until the off-season. Its business as usual
and Daly will meet with the player safety group on Friday to talk about how
theyre going to move forward. Is former NHL on TSN panelist Paul Maurice going
back to Winnipeg, or is he going to rejoin us? Dreger: Well, the safe bet would
be that Maurice stays with the Winnipeg Jets. He likes Winnipeg, he loves the
organization, and the team very much wants him back. There will be an
negotiation that will take place at the conclusion of the regular season when he
has a little bit more time to spend with his family who he has been away from
for quite some time. There is also an assignment coming that Maurice is going to
have to consider, and thats being an assistant coach or a coach with Team Canada
at the World Championship. Its believed that Hockey Canada has reached out to
Paul Maurice, you could see Pete DeBoer on that bench and Dave Tippett if the
Phoenix Coyotes dont make the playoffs. There has been lots of speculation about
the future of George McPhee in Washington. What happens there? LeBrun: We dont
believe that the owner, Ted Leonsis, has actually tipped his hand at this point
but we do know that McPhees deal is up at the end of the year. There have not
been any talks about an extension. So the betting money, the whispers coming out
of Washington, are that there is a better chance than not that there is a change
at the GM position. But again, no final call there. Now what does that mean for
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin? He is a lightning rod for that team - 50-goal
scorer but almost minus-50 as well. There have been some whispers out of the KHL
in Russia that would they try...one of the clubs over there try to approach
Ovechkin like they did with Ilya Kovalchuk a year ago, if not this summer then
certainly over the next couple of years. Has the future of Carolinas management
been decided? McKenzie: There have been several days of meetings with Peter
Karmanos, the owner of the Hurricanes, and general manager Jim Rutherford, and
the expectation is that in the not-too-distant future, maybe a week or two or
three down the road after the season has ended, Rutherford will move upstairs to
a position and Ron Francis will take over as general manager. And amid great
expectation that Kirk Muller is a slam dunk to be fired, dont say that
necessarily. There is still plenty of consideration going on to keeping Muller
as the head coach. Dreger: And keep an eye on the Florida Panthers as well. Dale
Tallon has to meet with ownership in early May to talk about the future,
including Peter Horachek as head coach. It sounds like the Panthers might go to
an experienced coach, and if Randy Carlyle were to get fired by the Toronto
Maple Leafs, he would be high on the list.
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