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Upon the hiring of Cliff Fletcher, MLSE did what they always do and held a press conference. First Peddie spoke about their plan for the future and a bit about Cliff, and then Fletcher took the mic. This is when the interesting part began. As Fletcher was reading from his notes, Peddie began to mouth the words along with him. This means one of two things. Either a) Peddie wrote Fletcher’s statement or b) Peddie had to read it and approve it. The fact he had it memorized by heart leads me to believe he either wrote it himself or dictated what would go in it.

This is a bad sign Leafs fans. One of the big things Peddie has been preaching recently is that Fletcher has autonomy and can make decisions without interfering. In fact on Bob Mcown’s show on the Fan 590 today, Peddie reasserted that Ferguson had the same autonomy. Right. How can we believe that he’s giving his new GM autonomy and the final say on team related decisions when Fletcher apparently can’t even write his own press statements without either direct interference from the CEO, or at the very least, a guiding hand.

Here is the video on YouTube. The fun starts about 4 and a half minutes in when Fletcher takes the mic. Watch Peddie.

Frightening.

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