On the thought process that’s gone into assembling his management group:
Shanahan: First and foremost, it was about finding who I thought were the right people and the right fit and the best people for this job. I think, in my short history here, the one thing that I really haven’t done is I haven’t just gone out and surrounded myself with a bunch of buddies of mine and friends of mine. But if you’ve been in the game a long time, you do end up crossing paths with people and having relationships with them. I did not know Kyle Dubas before I hired him, I hardly knew Mark Hunter at all, but I’d heard from people that I trusted and they were rising stars, and hard workers, and good team players.
Brendan Shanahan and Lou Lamoriello’s In Depth Interviews with Bob McCown — Transcript
