Bob McCown: Tell me a little bit about this decision. When Lou took the job as GM of the club, I assume he reached out to you fairly quickly here. Did he even reach out to you before he took the job with the Maple Leafs? McCown: The term special assignment coach you understand puzzles some people.
Jacques Lemaire: No. What happened, when he got hired, the day after Mike Babcock called me. That same day, Lou called me back after. They probably talked together and then they got a hold of me, asking me if I was interested in joining the team.
Jacques Lemaire on role with the Toronto Maple Leafs: “The thing you have to do is respect the coach”
