I hardly ever talk in a serious way about the Toronto Maple Leafs because they get enough coverage as it is, but in the interests of offering a different take that you won’t get anywhere else, here goes. The Leafs can look to one person and one person only for their failures: Brendan Shanahan. Most will say the Shanahan tenure has been a relative success based on the great regular season records and the massive turnaround from where the team was at the time of his hiring. However, I would say what Shanahan has done could have been accomplished by just about anyone willing to sit back and do, practically, nothing other than draft top players based on what NHL Central Scouting suggests you do. Shanahan, in my opinion, excels at one thing and one thing only: Public Relations.
Interesting take. I’m guilty of thinking of Shanahan as “not” the problem with the leafs. Maybe I fell into the trap of he was such a good player and a heart and soul kind of guy. You made some good points and definitely made me reconsider my thoughts on shanahan.
Interesting take. I’m guilty of thinking of Shanahan as “not” the problem with the leafs. Maybe I fell into the trap of he was such a good player and a heart and soul kind of guy. You made some good points and definitely made me reconsider my thoughts on shanahan.