Who’s on the lookout for a entrance workplace place, and who would possibly contemplate a transfer?
Nick Kypreos on Sportsnet: Individuals who could possibly be on the lookout for a president of hockey operations job embody Brendan Shanahan, Peter Chiarelli, Marc Bergevin, and Brian Lawton. Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf are two others, however they don’t have the expertise of the above.
The Nashville Predators are on the lookout for extra expertise than Pronger and Getzlaf deliver.
Doug Armstrong is stepping away from the GM place with the Blues, however stays because the president of hockey ops by 2028-29. If he had been to go away the Blues, it will solely be for each the GM and the president of hockey ops.
NHL Hearsay Report: Frank Seravalli on the FAN Morning Present on Doug Armstrong and the Toronto Maple Leafs: “My guess is that that is in all probability nearer to 75 or 80 ; I believe there’s an understanding…with St. Louis…if one thing had been to return alongside that he’s all in favour of, I don’t imagine they’d stand in his method.”
Ron Francis is simply the president of hockey ops in Seattle, and if he needs to carry each titles, it must be elsewhere.
If the Detroit Pink Wings fail to make the playoffs, it is going to be the seventh consecutive yr beneath GM Steve Yzerman.
Candidates for entrance workplace work with the Toronto Maple Leafs
Anthony Di Marco: Some names who will come up throughout the Toronto Maple Leafs GM search. MLSE CEO Keith Pelley stated that the subsequent GM will have to be “information pushed.”
Candidates prone to embody Doug Armstrong (Blues GM, future PoHO), Chris Pronger (analyst), Jamie Langenbrunner (Bruins AGM).
Minnesota Wild director of novice scouting Judd Bracket will not be GM candidate, however possibly pursuits within the Maple Leafs in a distinct function. Bracket might get some curiosity from the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks.
Jeff Marek: Keith Pelley had talked about they’d like their subsequent GM to be ‘information centric.’ When assistant GM, candidates might embody Tim Barnes (WSH), Tyler Dellow (CAR), Alexandra Mandrycky (SEA), Sunny Mehta (FLA), Darryl Metcalf (TOR).
Jeff Marek: One other candidate could possibly be John Chayka.
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