In a day of fundamental changes for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team said goodbye to Kyle Dubas and the majority of their AHL coaching staff. As the Maple Leafs look to make changes at the helm of their front office, many questions still remain as to who will fill the role going forward.
This summer, Toronto has ten unrestricted free agents to make a decision on, as well as possible extensions for forwards Auston Matthews and William Nylander. Aside from those two, Calle Jarnkrok and Morgan Rielly are the only players signed on the roster beyond the 2024-25 NHL season.
For the future of the Maple Leafs front office, there are several potential external candidates that jump off the page as possible solutions including, Doug Armstrong, Brad Treliving, Stan Bowman, and George McPhee. Treliving is the only General Manager throughout this group to not win a Stanley Cup throughout his tenure.
As far as internal candidates go, Brandon Pridham seems to be the only remaining option for the Maple Leafs going forward, as Assistant to the General Manager, Jason Spezza, resigned from the organization yesterday. Pridham has been the Assistant General Manager since the 2018-19 season; however, also served under Spezza’s previous role from 2014-2018.
As one of the NHL’s Original Six franchises, Toronto is looking to claim its first Stanley Cup since the 1966-67 season, the longest drought in the NHL. With a roster including John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Matthews, Rielly, and Nylander, who will be the General Manager of the team going forward?
My fingers are crossed for Chiarelli…
That would be amazing, I don’t have a lot to be happy about as a B’s fan right now but that would definitely cheer me up a bit.
@JD – That’s just plain evil. Well played! They’ll also have to widen the doorways to get his melon through. :)
Sorry, Chia is going to Calgary. Pierre Mcguire can take the roll in Toronto tho.
@wreckage – I think most Flames fans know who he is. It won’t go over well, since they don’t want to see their team have its proverbial balls put in a vise known as Cap Hell like he did with EDM.
It’s a good thing the fans don’t do the hiring than. Chia as GM, Eakins as coach sounds good to this Oilers fan.
@wreckage – True, fans don’t do the hiring, but they spend the hard-earned $$$ there and the Flames’ UFAs might not be keen on one or both of those guys. And, it has the possibility of putting off UFAs elsewhere in the league.
John Ferguson Jr. I just want to see the chaos that would bring.
Mike Milbury
Everyone and their mother knows it will be Brad Triveling
Plot twist, it’s Bob Myers.
Please George McPhee
I honestly don’t know how any of these polls can list all these people and don’t have Mark Hunter who I think is the most likely candidate to take the job Shanahan said yesterday he had good talks with Mark and brother Dale it will be interesting plus Mark knows the prospects real well
You know mark is super bitter about not getting the job the first time around to the point that he was publicly cheering against them
I think he’d take it this time if asked
Eric Tulsky for next Leaf GM.
@LeafLegend56 – That rumor has legs, too.
Gerry McNamara!
Eh, if they’re contemplating retreads, he’s the oldest living former Toronto GM …
(With that, eh, Cliff Fletcher’s not only still alive, he’s still on the Leafs’ payroll.)
Chuck Fletcher! (Hehe). :D
Biz Nasty
If they want Doug Armstrong they can take him.
The onl problem being that you and the babbling Leaves fans will change your mind in about 15 minutes. Then you will toss fits over whomever they hire.
You clearly hate the leafs and the leaf fan base yet you post on every feed regarding the leafs? Are you just trolling or are you really just so miserable you enjoy pissing in other people corn flakes?
Eric Tulsky, the new Leaf GM.
Harold Ballard would know what to do.
George McPhee has never won a Stanley Cup either as a player or General Manager.
Doug Armstrong is the GM and President of the Blues. Why tf would the Blues allow him to leave? Makes no sense.
I believe I read somewhere that him and McPhee have out clauses in their contracts that they can take another job if it comes up and offers more money
Mark Hunter
Any chance Patrick Roy might get a call?