Maybe Pridham will be given VP after this. Pridham has to be well compensated for turning down possible job opportunities elsewhere.
Who would you like as the next GM?
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Good resume, kinda strange he hasn't got a GM job yet. Wonder if that's a flag.
Expect that entire crew to get the boot once the new guy comes in.
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Any gm who understands toughness, grit, heart, hitting and fighting are part of the game and something a playoff hockey team needs
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No, it's called being fed up after 20 years of zero success with the team looking like they're going to have to tear it down and try again because the group they spend the last 7 years investing in turned out to be allergic to post season success.
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Shanny didn't really give off the vibe that would happen though. He actually seemed somewhat protective of the rest of the front office from the things he said/his tone.
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Sucks that we will likely end up with some retread GM that wore out his welcome with 4 other teams first.
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This guy has zero ability to adequately assess the team's quality it seems. The decision and offer to renew Dubas in March is an abomination. I expect a dog shit GM hire, Keefe to be back, and Shanny to continue to plod along practicing his politicking for a future PM run. This guy is a god damn joke and the failure of this organization starts with him.
Shanahan wants a GM with no learning curve and who can hit the ground running.
Not Tulsky or Pridham, not an assistant or non-NHL GM without NHL GM experience.
Treliving fills the bill.
Stan Bowman is still toxic.
Mike Futa is close but with no actual experience in the drivers' seat doesn't fill the bill.
None of the other former GMs on the market jump out at me either.
I think they wait until July 1st if they have to and then speak with Brad Treliving.
Maple Leafs GM candidates: 10 names to consider as Kyle Dubas' replacement
Let’s take a look at a very early list of possible candidates to be the next Maple Leafs GM.
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So let’s take a look at a very early list of possible candidates to be the next Leafs GM.
• Brandon Pridham
• Brad Treliving
• Eric Tulsky
• Hayley Wickenheiser
• Mathieu Darche
• Jamie Pushor
• Scott Nichol
Honourable mentions
Ryan Hardy: The Leafs assistant GM only has two years of working in the NHL under his belt, both as GM of the Toronto Marlies. But he’s long been thought of as one of hockey’s up-and-comers, having previously worked as a scout for the Boston Bruins and then revolutionizing the USHL’s Chicago Steel, now a preeminent junior hockey franchise known for developing talented players built to succeed in the modern game.
There is a case to be made that it’s too soon for Hardy to take on such a prominent role, but it also feels likely that he’ll be an NHL GM eventually.
Jason Spezza: Spezza only has one year of front office experience under his belt as special assistant to Dubas, but his 20-year professional career that only ended in 2022 puts him in a different class. He knows the Leafs players remarkably well and understands the modern game. Spezza has wants to be a GM eventually. It may take a few more years of seasoning before he gets there, though.
Mark Hunter: The former Leafs assistant GM lost out to Dubas when Lou Lamoriello left the organization in 2018. His name will therefore be attached to the team in some manner moving forward. Could he resurface as a possible candidate after returning to the OHL’s London Knights as GM?
Eight candidates to replace Kyle Dubas as Toronto Maple Leafs GM
With a potentially turbulent offseason looming, the Leafs have to act fast. Who is best equipped to take the high-profile...
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Who are the most logical candidates to step in as Toronto’s next GM? Consider these names, listed alphabetically.
Marc Bergevin
Bergevin would easily be the most polarizing name to pull from the list of candidates, next to dusting off Stan Bowman. He handed out many of the contracts that took on water and dragged the Montreal Canadiens into their current rebuilding period. He was also the one calling out Logan Mailloux’s name at the end of the 2021 NHL Draft’s first round after Mailloux had renounced the idea of being drafted in the wake of being convicted of a crime of a sexual nature. On the other hand, Bergevin guided the Habs through an era that included multiple division titles, an Eastern Conference Final birth and a trip to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. Bergevin has worked under Luc Robitaille as a senior advisor for the L.A. Kings in the last season and a half, and Shanahan and Robitaille are friends as former Detroit Red Wings teammates. So Shanahan would trust a candidate recommended by Robitaille. Bergevin checks the “experienced” box.
Mathieu Darche
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s development system is the envy of the league for its ability to turn seemingly marginal prospects into viable NHLers. Darche has worked for the Bolts as director of hockey operations since 2019-20 and was promoted to assistant GM starting this season, apprenticing with the wizard Julien BriseBois. Darche’s specific experience, seeing first-hand how a championship-grade team stays competitive despite losing stars as cap casualties, would be extra relevant for a Leafs team trying to figure out whether it should keep its expensive core together.
Kris Draper
Draper would qualify as somewhat of an off-the-radar hire, but don’t sleep on him. He has worked in the Red Wings front office for more than a decade, sponging up expertise from the likes of Ken Holland, Jim Nill and, now, Steve Yzerman. Draper is blocked; there’s no way he’ll unseat the legendary ‘Stevie Y’ for the Detroit GM job anytime soon. Draper brings diverse experience, having been a special assistant to the GM but transitioning to director of amateur scouting, a post he’s held for several years. He’s a media-friendly personality who happens to be from Toronto and has a long friendship with former teammate Shanahan.
Brandon Pridham
If the Leafs want the quickest, smoothest transition to a gig that requires a lot of action in the near future: Pridham might be the way to go. Shanahan said explicitly Friday that in the meantime, before filling the job, “I’ll be leaning heavily on Brandon Pridham, and that “I’m not ruling anybody out at this point.” Having worked for years at the NHL with Central Scouting and the Central Registry, he is one of the sport’s foremost salary cap experts. He was instrumental to helping Dubas with salary-cap gymnastics in recent seasons. Pridham might not have the biggest media presence but, theoretically, he’d be well equipped to hit the ground running in an organization that is already completely familiar to him.
Steve Staios
Staios has to be one of the more experienced people in the sport who hasn’t yet nailed down a NHL GM job. He feels long overdue for a shot, having spent seven seasons running the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, with a stint as Canada’s World Junior Championship GM mixed in. Staios gets talked up as a logical successor to Ken Holland in Edmonton, but that vacancy doesn’t exist at the moment. Staios first cut his teeth in an NHL front office with the Leafs, working from 2012-13 through 2014-15, overlapping with Shanahan’s tenure for a year.
Jason Spezza
Spezza, an NHL GM, just a year removed from retiring as a player? He’s certainly an underdog for the gig given his lack of experience. But he was hands-on in his first season as special assistant to the GM, known to be an extremely opinionated member of Dubas’ staff. No candidate is more familiar with the Leafs’ player personnel than their own recent teammate Spezza, who would also bring a comfortable public presence, having been a media darling during his three seasons playing for the Leafs. What Spezza would need if hired is an assistant GM who understands the cap minutia – like Pridham, whom the Calgary Flames are planning to interview in the coming weeks for their GM job.
Brad Treliving
If the Leafs want to go with a louder hire, an experienced and aggressively active GM who will come in unafraid to clean house? That’s Treliving, who completed one of the wildest offseasons of all-time last summer with the Calgary Flames. Having already held down a GM job in a Canadian market, he’d handle the pressure better than most candidates. And there’s something to be said for bringing in a true outsider with no prior attachments to the current roster. Things would not be quiet in the event that Treliving comes to town. He’d take the bull by the horns.
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Yea but he's only two playoff rounds. It's not like he's some crazy winning gm, he has done more poor trades than good as show above.
Peter Chiarelli and Marc Bergevin both have more wins then Treliving. Nobody would be lining up for them. Gotta look at the full picture.
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Yes lets take the godfather capologist and remove him from his area of expertise to become a rookie GM. Never mind walking into one of the most complicated situations you can imagine. Alot of people on these boards with not much life experience or any kind of leadership qualities to suggest that. Lets keep the bean counters where they belong. Pridam can get a raise but status quo is the way to on him.
I wouldn't completely hate Bergevin. He's not perfect but he puts the right pieces in place given the circus he had to work in
Well dubas will be a retread too .in five years he ll require this core 4 and get bounced again
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Eight candidates to replace Kyle Dubas as Toronto Maple Leafs GM
With a potentially turbulent offseason looming, the Leafs have to act fast. Who is best equipped to take the high-profile...
Who are the most logical candidates to step in as Toronto’s next GM? Consider these names, listed alphabetically.
Marc Bergevin
Bergevin would easily be the most polarizing name to pull from the list of candidates, next to dusting off Stan Bowman. He handed out many of the contracts that took on water and dragged the Montreal Canadiens into their current rebuilding period. He was also the one calling out Logan Mailloux’s name at the end of the 2021 NHL Draft’s first round after Mailloux had renounced the idea of being drafted in the wake of being convicted of a crime of a sexual nature. On the other hand, Bergevin guided the Habs through an era that included multiple division titles, an Eastern Conference Final birth and a trip to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. Bergevin has worked under Luc Robitaille as a senior advisor for the L.A. Kings in the last season and a half, and Shanahan and Robitaille are friends as former Detroit Red Wings teammates. So Shanahan would trust a candidate recommended by Robitaille. Bergevin checks the “experienced” box.
Mathieu Darche
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s development system is the envy of the league for its ability to turn seemingly marginal prospects into viable NHLers. Darche has worked for the Bolts as director of hockey operations since 2019-20 and was promoted to assistant GM starting this season, apprenticing with the wizard Julien BriseBois. Darche’s specific experience, seeing first-hand how a championship-grade team stays competitive despite losing stars as cap casualties, would be extra relevant for a Leafs team trying to figure out whether it should keep its expensive core together.
Kris Draper
Draper would qualify as somewhat of an off-the-radar hire, but don’t sleep on him. He has worked in the Red Wings front office for more than a decade, sponging up expertise from the likes of Ken Holland, Jim Nill and, now, Steve Yzerman. Draper is blocked; there’s no way he’ll unseat the legendary ‘Stevie Y’ for the Detroit GM job anytime soon. Draper brings diverse experience, having been a special assistant to the GM but transitioning to director of amateur scouting, a post he’s held for several years. He’s a media-friendly personality who happens to be from Toronto and has a long friendship with former teammate Shanahan.
Brandon Pridham
If the Leafs want the quickest, smoothest transition to a gig that requires a lot of action in the near future: Pridham might be the way to go. Shanahan said explicitly Friday that in the meantime, before filling the job, “I’ll be leaning heavily on Brandon Pridham, and that “I’m not ruling anybody out at this point.” Having worked for years at the NHL with Central Scouting and the Central Registry, he is one of the sport’s foremost salary cap experts. He was instrumental to helping Dubas with salary-cap gymnastics in recent seasons. Pridham might not have the biggest media presence but, theoretically, he’d be well equipped to hit the ground running in an organization that is already completely familiar to him.
Steve Staios
Staios has to be one of the more experienced people in the sport who hasn’t yet nailed down a NHL GM job. He feels long overdue for a shot, having spent seven seasons running the OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, with a stint as Canada’s World Junior Championship GM mixed in. Staios gets talked up as a logical successor to Ken Holland in Edmonton, but that vacancy doesn’t exist at the moment. Staios first cut his teeth in an NHL front office with the Leafs, working from 2012-13 through 2014-15, overlapping with Shanahan’s tenure for a year.
Jason Spezza
Spezza, an NHL GM, just a year removed from retiring as a player? He’s certainly an underdog for the gig given his lack of experience. But he was hands-on in his first season as special assistant to the GM, known to be an extremely opinionated member of Dubas’ staff. No candidate is more familiar with the Leafs’ player personnel than their own recent teammate Spezza, who would also bring a comfortable public presence, having been a media darling during his three seasons playing for the Leafs. What Spezza would need if hired is an assistant GM who understands the cap minutia – like Pridham, whom the Calgary Flames are planning to interview in the coming weeks for their GM job.
Brad Treliving
If the Leafs want to go with a louder hire, an experienced and aggressively active GM who will come in unafraid to clean house? That’s Treliving, who completed one of the wildest offseasons of all-time last summer with the Calgary Flames. Having already held down a GM job in a Canadian market, he’d handle the pressure better than most candidates. And there’s something to be said for bringing in a true outsider with no prior attachments to the current roster. Things would not be quiet in the event that Treliving comes to town. He’d take the bull by the horns.
Kris Draper is interesting. Shanahan probably knows him well from his playing days too.
Zero interest in Bergevin and Treliving. Spezza and Staois are interesting but not nearly enough front office experience.
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He's extremely smart and has done a great job for Carolina. He's pretty much the person Dubas wishes he could be
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Lock the big boys in the room with this cat and tell them they can't leave until they sign on the dotted line.
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