Doug MacLean

And Francisco got back to me and said that they were moving down the road in a different direction, but he appreciated the name because he had heard about Chris.

So, you know, hopefully they get a top guy.

But it's, you know, it's a critical hire in every organization, the same as it is with the Leafs.

Critical, critical hire.

Because both the organizations are not that far apart.

You know, an interesting question because, you know, most people don't realize it, but the GM is not that involved in the picks if the truth is really known.

So whoever comes in, if he's been with another organization, obviously he will know the list from the team he comes from and he can compare it to the Leafs.

But really...

The GMs listen to their director of amateur scouting.

They really do.

And they go out and watch players, and they get pointed out.

You go out for five days or ten days or two days or three days, and you go to the World Junior, and you'll drop into the Memorial Cup, and you'll go to the Prospects game.

But really, the staff make the selections.

But...

big decisions like you just talked about, about trading it, that's a GM's call.

That is a major GM call to flip a pick and, you know, for, you know, more, you know, assets.

So that would be the biggest part of the decision.

The actual draft

I would suspect the Leafs have their list together already.

And I know the new GM, the first thing I'll do is, okay, let me see your 100-man list.