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?
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