-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Sheriff Shanahan likes his former defensemen: The NHL will have another prolific defenseman on staff next year. Former Rangers blueliner Brian Leetch will replace the outgoing Rob Blake in the NHL’s Player Safety Department, according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post. Blake, 43, left his post earlier this summer to join the LA Kings as an assistant GM. The Leetch hire comes after a summer filled with speculation regarding his future. While he had been working Rangers broadcasts on MSG, the former Conn Smythe winner was linked to a number of coaching gigs, including a rumor where Leetch would’ve joined the Blueshirts as an assistant coach had Mark Messier gotten the head coaching job. Instead, Leetch will join Brendan Shanahan’s player safety staff, alongside another former NHL defenseman — Stephane Quintal, who joined the department in 2011. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/22/report-leetch-to-replace-blake-in-nhl-player-safety-dept/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Terrible. What's next? Pronger in charge of discipline regarding concussions and dirty headshots? Shanny is a joke. The day he's fired I will celebrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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