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Shanahan officially on the hot seat after Pelley fires key member of MLSE

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Graham Montgomery
July 12, 2024  (6:46 PM)
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Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan addressing the media
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The Toronto Maple Leafs could see a shake up soon after MLSE president Keith Pelly just made a major move, firing Bill Manning from his position within the organization.

Manning was president of both the Toronto Football Club as well as the Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Both teams are secondary assets to MLSE, who of course, also own the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Keith Pelley, whose first job in working directly for a sport franchise was President of the Argos, is now directly in charge of them for the time being.

This move in itself does not affect the Leafs as Manning was not involved in the organization at all. However, it could signal future changes coming to the Leafs management in the near future. Clearly, MLSE was not happy with the way the Argonauts and TFC were being run. Are they currently satisfied with the way the Leafs are being run? If not, no one with the organization could be safe.

That being said, Argo fans are quite happy with today's move. Pelly is apparently a strong proponent of the team, and fans are viewing this move as one made by someone who cares and wants the team to succeed in the long run.

If you are an Argo fan in Toronto, you would know how impactful it will be having Keith Pelly as MLSE president and COO, nobody will go to bat for the Argos and the CFL in the board room more than Keith. Amazing development today.

Similarly, TFC fans are also happy that Manning is gone. Many have not forgiven him for the state he left the team in after making moves that were intended more for monetary gain than actually improving the team.

This quote was everything that was wrong with Bill Manning.. his top priority in signing the Italians was for commercial purposes, NOT sporting achievements!
#TFCLive

Its tough to say for sure how Leafs fans are feeling overall right now, so it will be interesting to see how the fanbase reacts if Pelly makes another move. That being said, most of the team's staff should be safe considering they have only gotten there recently.

Source: HouseofHockeyKeith Pelley fires one, puts Leafs' Brendan Shanahan on notice

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