Habster:
MLSE can kick the tires all they want but Bob Gainey and Brian Burke are extremely loyal people who will not be persuaded to go to Toronto. Even with Gainey signing an extension through 2010-11 season and Burke about to sign a lucrative contract extension with the Anaheim Ducks within weeks, there is still this arrogance among the Toronto media and/or MLSE that still believes Gainey/Burke would prefer to be the GM of the Maple Leafs with all its warts and problems…….and believe me, there are some serious issues to be dealt with on and off the ice.
Regardless how much money and/or complete autonomy MLSE will throw at Gainey or Burke, why in the world would they leave their hockey organizations and the wonderful situations in those organizations. They have developed and worked so hard to build their very talented hockey teams which will only get better in the years to come.
It amazes me beyond belief how highly MLSE thinks of itself as the center of the sports world, bottomline:
Raptors: 0 championships and limited playoff exposure.
Toronto Maple Leafs: No Stanley Cup championships in over 40 years and a very below average team that isn’t going to get much better for 2-3 years.
MLSE,….you had your chance to sign Bob Gainey a few years ago and dropped the ball because of the usual in-house bickering and power struggle that is MLSE……..get over it, learn from it and stop thinking that every NHL GM wants to be the next Maple Leaf general manager!!!
The grass isn’t greener in the Toronto Maple Leafs backyard, it just needs a hell of a lot of chemicals and weeding to make it look pretty and even after that, looks can be very deceiving!!!