On the importance of past relationships in what he’s building in his management team in Toronto:
I would say, quite honestly, the relationship part is maybe secondary. I say that not to diminish how important it is to know people in hockey, but it’s maybe to underscore what I thought was more important when I hired Mike Babcock [which] was that he was a great coach. That we had a relationship was a bonus and secondary. When I hired Lou Lamoriello today, I thought that I was hiring somebody that was a great fit for us right now.
Brendan Shanahan On The Hiring Of Lou Lamoriello
