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Not Scott

June 26, 2007 @ 09:13

According to Steve Simmons in this morning's Toronto Sun, Scotty Bowman has turned down a three year, six million dollar offer to basically run the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The position would have been called "senior hockey advisor" but as it turns out, according to Simmons, Scotty turned it down because he didn't think he could work with MLSE President Richard Peddie.

From what we can gather, MLSE had no problem giving full reign of their basketball team to Bryan Colangelo, but when it comes to hockey, Peddie still thinks he has something to offer and that was too scary a prospect for Bowman - why finish your career in frustration and failure?

I find the whole situation rather sad. First of all, because Bowman found the situation so bizarre he turned down two million a year, and secondly because the Leafs feel they have to turn to a man in his 70's to run their hockey organization.

There is no arguing that Scotty Bowman is a great hockey man, and may even go down as the greatest in NHL history, but come on, he's in his 75th year for cryin' out loud.

If the Leafs need anything, they need the hockey version of Colangelo. A bright young executive who's totally in tune with today's game.

I pains me to insult Scotty Bowman this way but I honestly don't think he's the answer at this point - the Leafs need a Brian Burke or a David Poile or a Bob Gainey running the show.

But expecting the Leafs to do the right thing is a little too much to ask I guess. To me it's odd they would ask Bowman and then frightening that he would turn it down.

Of course this will open the door for the next mistake and they're staring right at it in John Muckler. Apparently he's next on the list and being unemployed probably makes him willing to do anything.

But again, he's 73 and his time has passed. He's not what the Leafs need at this point.


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JIM
June 26, 2007 / 13:53

If they hire that old wrinkled piece of Foreskin
I will never watch another Maple Leafs Game again
The Toronto Brass will try to use his 4or 5 Stanley cup as a selling tool
The only problem with that is that was for being an assistant coach during the Edmonton Dynasty He has done nothing as a gm or president in any club he has been
Even JFJ could have had success in Edmonton
I have said it before on this subject bring back the likes of Cliff Fletcher
or Joel Quinville or Colin Campbell there is many other names
that makes sense


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June 26, 2007 / 14:43

Hell yeah, bring on Muckler! And while they're at it, re-sign Dougie, Wendel, Vaive, and see if Palmateer still has his pads out of mothballs! Anybody that sends a dollar MLSE's way redefines the term “sucker”.


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