Maurice and Ladouceur Relieved Of Duties
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that head coach Paul Maurice and assistant coach Randy Ladouceur have been relieved of their duties.
Assistant coach Dallas Eakins has been offered a position elsewhere in the organization. Keith Acton will remain as an assistant coach.
“My objective is to create the best environment possible for the next Leafs general manager to bring in his own staff and to create a new culture around the team,” said interim general manager Cliff Fletcher in making the announcement. “Since the season ended we’ve spent considerable time evaluating our organization and how best to move it forward. Paul has been in a difficult position for several months. Making this decision now also provides the best opportunity for Paul to pursue all options potentially open to him.”
Watch the Press Conference for full coverage:
For more analysis, Mapleleafs.com’s Mike Ulmer was at Air Canada Centre and he stopped in with his thoughts on the dismissal of Paul Maurice.
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Good news Leafs fans! Bobby Clarke is interested in the position of GM!!! Now all you need to do is re-hire Pat Quinn, convince Tie Domi to come out from under Belinda Stronach, and trade to re-acquire Wade Belak.
Then you can re-live the good ole’ days of not too long ago…
by Dan Rakusan on May 8th, 2008 at 9:49 AM EDT