Leafs still expect to hire a new general manager

From Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun:

Peddie said there is a risk the next GM comes in with his own agenda and has to rid himself of Fletcher contracts he doesn’t agree with. But it shouldn’t be to the extent Fletcher was burdened by predecessor John Ferguson’s big-ticket deals.

Read the entire article here.

If that is a concern, then why give Fletcher free reign to sign coaches and players to long-term contracts?