http://tinyurl.com/65kjcm
Cliff Fletcher will remain the semi-permanent-medium-term-somewhat-
interim GM until 2009.
"The Leafs do not expect to hire a new GM until the summer of 2009
because that is when the contracts of several of the top NHL general
managers expire."
"The only way the Leafs will hire someone sooner than next summer,
Kirke said, is if one of their preferred candidates suddenly becomes
available."
That second comment is actually a joke of genius. Now the media can
harangue all the 'preferred candidates' until one of the owners of the
'preferred candidates' lets him go.
So everything is as it was except Flinch replaces JFJr and RWilson
replaces PMaurice.
Betcha by mid-July, after some or all of the 'preferred candidates'
have signed extensions, they say they're back in the hunt; then
they'll plow the same furrows in the same fields; and then come back
at the end of August and say it's too late to make a change ... (this
is a recording ...)
Why don't they do like CBC and run a contest?