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Maple Leafs fire GM interim head coach after bruta
Maple Leafs bo s Maury Wills Jersey Brendan Shanahan in starting his offseason housecleaning, firing general manager Dave Nonis and interim coach Peter Horachek on Sunday.Toronto finished 30-44-8, seventh in the Atlantic Division. The moves came a day after the Leafs finished the 2014-15 NHL season but were not a surprise, given the team's inability to compete.MORE: | In addition, the Leafs announced a sistant coaches Steve Spott, Chris Dennis and Rick St. Croix were relieved of their duties. A sistant GM Kyle Dubas and director of player personnel Mark Hunter will share GM responsibilities as Clayton Kershaw Jersey the Leafs pursue a replacement. The team also said Steve Staios will resume his role as manager of player development.The Leafs were 94-97-21 since Nonis a sumed the dual role of GM and senior VP in January 2013.Horachek joined the Leafs as an a sistant coach in July 2014. He was named the interim head coach on Jan. 7 when the Shanahan , citing concerns about the Leafs' inconsistency.The Leafs were 21-16-3 when Carlyle was sacked. They stumbled, finished the season 9-28-5 under Horachek, Trea Turner Jersey who now holds a 35-64-9 career coaching record, including a previous stint with the Panthers.Also out: pro scouting director Steve Kasper and player development chief Jim Hughes. In a release, the team said some of Kobe Bryant Jersey its full- and part-time scouts in its pro, amateur and player evaluation departments were sacked.Shanahan's teardown of the team is handicapped by contracts Nonis awarded, including expensive extensions to Dion Phaneuf, Phil Ke sel, Jeffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak, noted.Among po sible coaching candidates, one name in particular stands out: Mike Babcock. That depends on Babcock opting out of his Detroit Red Wings contract, which isn't impo sible. Babcock led the Wings to the Stanley Cup in 2008.Other candidates, according to The Star: former Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma, a Cup Babe Herman Jersey winner; former San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan, a Babcock protg; former Edmonton Oiler coach Dallas Eakins and (wait for it) Mike Keenan.Give Shanahan's contentious relationship with Keenan, that's wishful thinking.
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