FinalsSTL2001-0282432784982nd in CentralLost in Second RoundSTL2002-03824124116992nd in CentralLost in First RoundSTL2003-0461292372912nd in

FinalsSTL2001-0282432784982nd in CentralLost in Second RoundSTL2002-03824124116992nd in CentralLost in First RoundSTL2003-0461292372(91)2nd in Central(fired)COL2005-06824330-9952nd in Northwest Lost in Second Round Look at the chart (care of Wikipedia), Joel Quenneville has coached only two NHL teams in his career, he's won a division title only once, and has been to the conference finals only once And we want him behind our bench!?! .. … Okay, I'll concede he has won a Jack Adams award, but my point still stands.Candidate #2: Pat BurnsPat Burns is a three time Jack Adams award winner, a Stanley Cup Champion as coach, and has coached over 1000 NHL games Now, here's the kicker… He's the best candidate out there! But let's be real folks, it's not happening, as an assistant coach for Team Canada he's been asked about returning to the NHL and has said: ”To get back into coaching is something that I'm going to look at, and this is like taking baby steps back into it.” The first step you take after taking baby steps to the NHL is not a job with the Toronto Maple Leafs.Candidate #3: Poops and GigglesSince none of the candidates listed are viable options, we have to start digging through the garbage to find the Leafs new head coach. If you're a Leafs fan, then idea of this might make you squirm, but rest assured Leafs Nation, there is a diamond in the rough. John Anderson  Yes, that's right, John Anderson. The former Toronto Maple Leafs forward, and current coach of the AHL team, the Chicago Wolves.

Now, before some of you start whining to me that Quenneville would be a better fit and has far more experience then Anderson, just do me a favour and hold your horses for one moment.Though I'm not the first to mention Anderson, I am most definitely the first to call him a diamond in the rough. John Anderson in 12 seasons as a head coach has never had a team go below .500, he has won three championships with the Chicago Wolves, and he might add a fourth at the end of this season. Now, if this doesn't convince you that he is a winner then let me share one more fact with you.In the NHL's 1982-83 season, John Anderson posted 80 points in 80 games with the Maple Leafs. Let me repeat that again, the 1982-83 season with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

For those who are unaware or are suffering from a case self-induced amnesia, the Leafs of that season were in an era known as “the Ballard years”. And although I wasn't alive and kicking just yet, folklore of this time in Leaf history is enough to send shivers down my spine. So, posting 80 points with any Ballard run Leafs team is a feat in itself.For me, the line of coaches in the NHL have been reused and recycled for far too long now. The league needs some talented new blood injected behind its benches, and if the Leafs play their cards right, they will hire such a coach, with no NHL experience, like the Canadiens in 1989 when they hired Pat Burns. And this coach may just lead the Leafs to glory while picking up a Jack Adams Award along the way  . April 24 (Reuters) – Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc(8316.T) got exclusive negotiating rights from Citigroup Inc(C.N) to buy Nikko Cordial Securities Inc and the major part ofNikko Citigroup Ltd after presenting the highest bid, theNikkei business daily reported, without citing sources. Stocks  |  Mergers & Acquisitions  |  France  |  Japan Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T), Mizuho FinancialGroup (8411.T) and Sumitomo Mitsui had submitted bids to buythe Japanese retail brokerage unit of Citigroup, Reutersreported earlier, citing five people with direct knowledge ofthe sale.