Wilson to Coach Leafs

As per TSN former Sharks coach Ron Wilson will be behind the bench for the Toronto Maple Leafs next season. There are apparently a few points left to iron out in the contract negotiations but the two sides are close to making the deal work. I hope Wilson knows what he is walking into. The Leafs organization is a total gongshow and I for one find it silly to hire a new coach before you hire a new GM. Now, not only do they have the daunting task hiring a GM to sort out the mess in one of the toughest and least forgiving hockey markets, but they also have to find a GM that is willing to work with Wilson (shouldn't be hard for a guy who has a career record of 518-446-127 as a coach). Regardless of how backwards this organization operates this should be good news for Leafs faithful. Wilson ran a pretty clean system centered around a big, strong forward in Joe Thornton with strong secondary scoring. Sound familiar Sundin and Antropov? Couple this with the rumor that the Leafs are shopping the seventh pick in this years draft (for an established player I'm assuming) and you have the makings of an interesting upcoming season in Toronto.