Lamoriello signed a three-year contract in July of 2015, which included a plan to transition into a senior advisory role for an additional four years as of 2018-19.
Shanahan: “3 yrs ago, Lou & I agreed on a contract that would see him serve as GM of the #Leafs for three years and then transition to Senior Advisor for the following four years. This morning I informed Lou that I was not going to deviate from that course of action." #TMLtalk
— Mike Zeisberger (@Zeisberger) April 30, 2018
In July of 2015, Lamoriello arrived in Toronto in a surprising move to come out of semi-retirement in New Jersey – where he was a senior advisor — in order to lead a daunting rebuilding project in the biggest market in hockey.