The Toronto Maple Leafs have taken another step in shuffling their front office.
Following the elevation of Kyle Dubas to general manager this month Travis Benjamin Jersey , assistant general manager Mark Hunter and senior adviser Lou Lamoriello are now gone.
Toronto announced Tuesday that Hunter and the club had agreed to part. Less than an hour later, the New York Islanders confirmed Lamoriello as their president of hockey operations.
The 75-year-old Lamoriello won three Stanley Cups with New Jersey when he their general manager and president of hockey operations from 1987 to 2015. He recently shifted to his adviser role with Toronto after three years as its GM.
Hunter, who played for five NHL teams, was seen as a candidate for the Toronto GM job that eventually went to the 31-year-old Dubas this month.
Hunter joined the Maple Leafs as player-personnel director in 2014 before being elevated to assistant general manager in 2016, sharing the role with Dubas.
Hunter helped build the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights and is credited with improving the game of Toronto center Nazem Kadri.
With Lamoriello and Hunter now out the door, Dubas will get an opportunity to shape his own front office.
Aaron Rodgers is losing his most prolific receiver but might be getting an upgrade at tight end.
The Green Bay Packers released veteran Jordy Nelson, the third-leading receiver in franchise history and one of Rodgers’ top targets.
The Packers announced the move Tuesday Deion Jones Jersey , a day before teams can begin to sign free agents.
Nelson had 550 receptions and 69 touchdown catches in 10 seasons in Green Bay. But his production declined last season with Rodgers sidelined much of the year by a collarbone injury.
First-year general manager Brian Gutekunst called Nelson ”one of the great Packers who played here. He’s everything you want a pro to be – and he’ll be missed.
”I think Jordy is a really good player, and you certainly don’t want to let him walk out the door. But this is a big puzzle, and there’s kind of limitations. You can’t keep everybody. As we went through this, we thought this was in our best interest. The best interest for our team moving forward.”
Asked if the Packers offered Nelson the opportunity to come back in 2018 at a reduced salary, Gutekunst said, ”There were a lot of discussions that went on. In fairness to him, we won’t get into those kind of discussions.”
Nelson J'Mon Moore Jersey , who turns 33 in May, was scheduled to earn $10.25 million this season and carry a salary-cap number of $12.52 million.
In a post on his Instagram account, Rodgers wrote that it was ”hard to find the right words today to express what `87′ means to me. No teammate exemplified what it means to be a Packer quite like him. From living in (Green Bay) full time, his incredible contributions to the city, state, and region, to his consistent Lawrence Guy Jersey , reliable play on the field. Definitely a sad day and the toughest part of this business.”
Asked if he talked to Rodgers about the decision, Gutekunst replied, ”Talked to Aaron afterward. Had a conversation with him afterward, but not before.”
Nelson had 53 catches for 482 yards and six scores in 2017, a year after winning Comeback Player of the Year honors. He had 97 catches on 1,257 yards and a league-best 14 touchdowns in 2016, rebounding from a knee injury that sidelined him the previous season.
Rodgers and Nelson had a chemistry built over their time as two of the longest-tenured Packers.
Nelson’s release figures to foreshadow more moves for the Packers Ben Gedeon Jersey , who could use an upgrade at tight end. Jimmy Graham is one of the top free agents available on the market.
The Packers have Lance Kendricks at tight end, but Richard Rodgers is due to become a free agent.
Davante Adams, who has emerged as the No. 1 receiver, signed a contract extension last year. Randall Cobb remains on the roster, while Ty Montgomery might be used in more of a hybrid role after playing running back exclusively in an injury-plagued 2017 season.
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