Was hiring Ron Wilson before a GM a good move or more Leafs stupidity?

Question

why does habs fan have a coyotes jersey?

Answer 1

well they are keeping fletcher till 2009

Answer 2

They should have waited until they had a GM. Another move that tells me that the Leafs management only appreciates their fans money.

As long as the arena is filled, things will remain the same.

I may regret saying this some day, but I'd like to see the Leafs return to prominence.

Answer 3

It definitely made the search for a GM a little more difficult because now you're looking for a guy that suits Wilson. They probably saw it as a good opportunity to get a coach so they decided to do it backwards....now that's not hard to imagine for MLSE ;-)

Answer 4

More evidence of the lazy old boys club at play. Heaven forbid the leaves actually interview new fresh thinking hockey men. Wilson has had a good record, but after several kicks at the can he hasn't sealed the deal.

Answer 5

Stupidity....and for those who think Brian Burke is the right answer for GM...you will be sadly mistaken...you heard it here folks...SADLY mistaken.

Answer 6

kevin :

It was the jersey I wore for a game I played in on March 17th alongside Bobby Clarke (who I cropped out of this pic but I have one where he's in it too) I was goalie that day and it's my goalie jersey which fits me best - photo taken in the rink pro shop after we got off the ice I'm a huge Canadien fan been one longer than some of my y!a contacts have been alive lol. Gotta put $ aside for a Habs goalie cut jersey, they're not cheap !!

jack:

Thanks for your nice words, may I ask who you are a fan of?

Answer 7

First off habs and phoenix both suck at hockey.

It was a good move, he is a very good coach, and he will kick any players *** that perform bad.

Answer 8

The Leafs have a plan. If we mortals can't see it it is because we are mere mortals. Should they have hired a GM first. Probably but if the best man wasn't going to be available for another year should they let Wilson get away or sign a third choice as GM. Fletcher is better than anyone else available. In a year or two Gainey, Lamoriello, and Burke will be available then the Leafs can hire their GM. If the new GM doesn't like Wilson. It's only money and Leafs do have lots of that.

The problem in Toronto isn't that the ownership doesn't know what their doing is that the six thousand journalists in the city think they're smarter. Most of these experts were orange peelers for their high school teams and probably never played a serious game in their life. These brainiacs wanted to see Burke hired so they could prove themselves right. Half the questions Wilson was asked weren't about him or the Leafs but about Brian Burke.

Give it a rest. Wilson was the best coach available and the best GM available hired him. end of discussion.

Answer 9

The only reason I could see the Leafs hiring Ron Wilson as coach BEFORE hiring a GM as a good move is if Wilson is also going to be the GM, which is highly unlikely. Sometimes I wonder...

Answer 10

More stupidity.