The hiring of Kyle Dubas as General Manager and subsequent departures of Lou Lamoriello and Mark Hunter confirmed what became clear when the organization announced that Lamoriello would not be returning. Shortly after that announcement was made, I wrote the following:
I’m fairly comfortable in suggesting that, if Shanahan wanted to keep Lamoriello as GM, he could have — there were no indications that Lou was slowing down with age and the team is on the verge of something special. Who would willingly hand over those reigns?
Barring something unforeseen, the plan is to continue to move forward with the succession plan here.