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Brendan Shanahan: “I’m not bringing a guy in from the outside and hoping that he and Mike Babcock get along. I’ve seen Mike and Kyle work well together for three-plus years now.”

When you made the decision to elevate Kyle Dubas to the role of GM, you had to at least think there was a chance that the dominoes would fall the way they have. In other words, Lou Lamoriello might leave, might get another job. Mark Hunter might not be too happy because he was the bridesmaid and not the bride, and might decide to either go back to London or try his hand somewhere else. These are all things you had to take into consideration, didn’t you, when you made this move?

Shanahan: In some respects, I was in a lucky position that I had three really qualified individuals for the job.