Shanahan Join The Leafs, Quintal/Leetch to handle player safety

[flyercanuck]

 Brendan Shanahan has stepped down from his job as NHL Director of Player Safety and will be hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Word out is that he'll become president of the club.

 

 Now that that's over with, can the NHL finally hire someone who isn't biased and has no connection with any team to hand out suspensions?. Is that too much to ask? And NOT Dave Branch.

[radoran]

Now that that's over with, can the NHL finally hire someone who isn't biased and has no connection with any team to hand out suspensions?. Is that too much to ask? And NOT Dave Branch.

 

Dave Branch interviewing in Manhattan this week (e3)

 

Seriously, I don't think it's possible to have a "hockey guy" come in that has "no connections with any team."

 

A guy who could be completely unbiased would be great.

[flyercanuck]

@radoran

 

 How about a "hockey guy" who lives in Bhutan with no TV or internet?

[Bertmega]

I sure hope the next person to be named the NHL Director of Player Safety is: Chris SImon

 

[radoran]

@radoran

 

 How about a "hockey guy" who lives in Bhutan with no TV or internet?

 

How about Manon Rheaume?

 

[radoran]

Stephane Quintal (former Hab, Ranger, Blackhawk, Jet, Bruin) to succeed Shanahan (with help from Brian Leetch) for "balance of season"

 

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/brendan-shanahan-set-to-join-maple-leafs-in-president-s-role-reports-1.2606176

[flyercanuck]

Stephane Quintal (former Hab, Ranger, Blackhawk, Jet, Bruin) to succeed Shanahan (with help from Brian Leetch) for "balance of season"

 

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/brendan-shanahan-set-to-join-maple-leafs-in-president-s-role-reports-1.2606176

 

 

 How come there isn't a "headshake" emoticon?

[B21]

@radoran

 

 How about a "hockey guy" who lives in Bhutan with no TV or internet?

 

Craig Adams was born in Brunei.  Close enough?  He could be the "Sultan of Discipline".

[Phillygrump]

 Brendan Shanahan has stepped down from his job as NHL Director of Player Safety and will be hired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Word out is that he'll become president of the club.

 

 Now that that's over with, can the NHL finally hire someone who isn't biased and has no connection with any team to hand out suspensions?. Is that too much to ask? And NOT Dave Branch.

 

Thank goodness. NHL supplemental discipline is horrid. So Rinaldo got his last hammer-drop? Good for him. Maybe now guys like James Kneel and Nick Kronwall will actually receive proportionate discipline for their actions.

[yave1964]

Betcha now that Shanahan is with the Leafs he screams to the heavens for Wings suspensions all the time now, lol. Sorry, I could not resist.

[flyercanuck]

Craig Adams was born in Brunei.  Close enough?  He could be the "Sultan of Discipline".

 

Ya, we want another Pen handing out suspensions. :wacko:

 

That's definately one of the strangest birthplaces for a hockey player. I knew Regher was born in Brazil, and Langway in Taiwan.

[yave1964]

Ya, we want another Pen handing out suspensions. :wacko:

 

That's definately one of the strangest birthplaces for a hockey player. I knew Regher was born in Brazil, and Langway in Taiwan.

 How about Rick Chartraw? He would be impartial except to the leagues large Venezuelan born group of players...... 

[radoran]

Ya, we want another Pen handing out suspensions. :wacko:

 

That's definately one of the strangest birthplaces for a hockey player. I knew Regher was born in Brazil, and Langway in Taiwan.

 

You want a weird place for a hockey player to be born? Arizona. Sean Couturier was born in Arizona.

 

Who would ever have associated Arizona and hockey?

 

Weird world, man. Weird world...

 

[flyercanuck]

 How about Rick Chartraw? He would be impartial except to the leagues large Venezuelan born group of players...... 

 

 Didn't know that one. And strange for sure.

[flyercanuck]

You want a weird place for a hockey player to be born? Arizona. Sean Couturier was born in Arizona.

 

Who would ever have associated Arizona and hockey?

 

Weird world, man. Weird world...

 

 

Good one Rad.

 

 A hockey player being born in the southern states would have been strange a couple of generations ago...but with hockey expanding down there, players children will be hatched their. As Couturier was.

[B21]

Ya, we want another Pen handing out suspensions. :wacko:

 

That's definately one of the strangest birthplaces for a hockey player. I knew Regher was born in Brazil, and Langway in Taiwan.

 

How about the guy that did the replay feeds?

[TropicalFruitGirl26]

Hmm...Stephane Quintal, eh?

 

I dunno....Quintal-Ban doesn't have the same ring to it as Shana-Ban for suspensions...

 

NHL should REALLY think this through and get someone who goes better with the word "Ban".

 

Nevermind...this was the same organization that came up with "Metropolitan" division, while renaming another one Atlantic, when they had a perfectly good Atlantic in the 1st place... 

 

All seriousness though, let's see how Mr. Quintal (Mike Rupp has been Quintalled for 4 games...howz that?), does the job.

 

Shanny did an ok job, but also made some questionable judgements...ahh well, we will see.

[Polaris922]

@radoran

Ever heard of Phoenix? they have a hockey team.

@flyercanuck

Adams would be good. He was no star, just a grinder. Scrapped occasionally, and he's a Harvard grad so he's no dummy. Might actually work. He has a good rep around the league.

[yave1964]

 Didn't know that one. And strange for sure.

Holy cow I got one on FlyerCanuck!! Took all year!

[Vanflyer]

Betcha now that Shanahan is with the Leafs he screams to the heavens for Wings suspensions all the time now, lol. Sorry, I could not resist.

 

That made me laugh! 

[flyercanuck]

@radoran

Ever heard of Phoenix? they have a hockey team.

@flyercanuck

Adams would be good. He was no star, just a grinder. Scrapped occasionally, and he's a Harvard grad so he's no dummy. Might actually work. He has a good rep around the league.

 

 

 Sounds great.....NO!