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# Lou Lamoriello kept his promise to Roman Polak
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/lou-lamoriello-kept-his-promise-to-roman-polak/
- Published: 2016-06-02T18:03:15.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-02T18:03:15.000Z
- Description: Polak wasn't necessarily expecting Lamoriello to follow through on his word - but he did.
- Author: Ari Yanover
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

It's really, really easy to say things without really meaning them. That can especially be true in the world of business - and that's exactly what sports is.

So when [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) general manager Lou Lamoriello informed [Roman Polak](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55153/roman-polak?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) that he would be moved, but at least he would be moved to a [Stanley Cup](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) contender, nobody would have blamed Polak for being a little sceptical. As he told the [Toronto Sun](http://www.torontosun.com/2016/06/01/getting-phil-kessel-out-of-toronto-spotlight-has-helped-says-ex-teammate?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), "Executives say those types of things a lot."

Lamoriello stuck to his word, though. He traded Polak, along with [Nick Spaling](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54449/nick-spaling?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), to the [San Jose Sharks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/san-jose-sharks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) for a couple of picks - and now, the Sharks are playing in the [Stanley Cup Final](http://www.sbnation.com/stanley-cup-final?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com).

Lamoriello said Stanley Cup contender, and he followed through: Polak is one of just a handful of players still actually playing.

And Polak knows where his thanks lie. As he told the Sun: "It couldn't have worked out better for me. And it's because of Lou."

Stories like that - and developing that kind of reputation - certainly can't hurt Toronto when it might be time to bring new players into the fold. Players like to know teams have their backs; Lamoriello certainly seems to be the kind of guy who does, if Polak's story is anything to go by.