{"id":317667,"date":"2026-04-12T21:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=317667"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:21:04","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-nashville-predators-latest-jersey-devils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/toronto-maple-leafs-nashville-predators-latest-jersey-devils\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators, Latest Jersey Devils"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The General Manager searches proceed in three markets<\/h2>\n

Sportsnet<\/a>: Elliotte Friedman was on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday Headlines with Ron MacLean and was asked in regards to the ongoing general manager searches happening with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators<\/a>, and Latest Jersey Devils<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NHLRumors.com Transcriptions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Canucks, Maple Leafs, Devils, Panthers, and Predators<\/a><\/p>\n

MacLean: \u201cAll right, three teams on the lookout for a general manager.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friedman: \u201cOkay, so to begin with, we\u2019ll start in Toronto, where there was quite a bit occurring this week about what they could be doing, or they may not be doing. I feel they\u2019re going to have a bunch of interviews next week. I don’t expect this to be a brief process. The Maple Leafs are determined to check with as many individuals as possible and gather as many opinions as they will about what they need to do.<\/p>\n

What I can inform you straight away is that primary, I feel they\u2019re starting the search with the goal of 1 person. Now, it doesn\u2019t mean they will\u2019t morph into more, but they’re starting the search with the goal of 1 person. And I also consider we talked about one specific member of Florida\u2019s front office, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the one request that\u2019s going to be manufactured from the Panthers. I feel the Maple Leafs could ask for multiple permissions to check with people inside Florida.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, Latest Jersey Devils, and the Nashville Predators<\/a><\/p>\n

Okay, let\u2019s go on to Nashville. We\u2019ve talked about how Nashville prefers anyone who has recently been a GM or an AGM. That\u2019s type of the best way they began their search. They’d some in-person visits, and this may surprise no person which you can add Tom Fitzgerald<\/a>, the previous Devils general manager, who was the primary captain of the Predators, to that list. He\u2019s either been there, to Nashville, for an in-person interview, or he\u2019s getting into the near future. Couldn\u2019t pin it down exactly, but he’s a candidate for that job, and can be interviewed face-to-face, if he has not been already.<\/p>\n

And at last, Latest Jersey, I expect theirs to start in earnest this week with some interviews. And I feel also straight away in Latest Jersey, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s clarity yet, are they going to be hiring one person, or are they going to be hiring two?\u201d<\/p>\n

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NHLRumors.com Note:<\/strong> The Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, just like the Latest Jersey Devils<\/a>, have been linked to Panthers assistant general manager Sunny Mehta. Each teams have gotten permission to talk with him. There was speculation that they are going to ask about assistant general manager Brett Peterson and special advisor to general manager, Roberto Luongo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So far as the Nashville Predators go, it appears they’ve interviewed Boston Bruins assistant general manager Jamie Langenbrunner<\/a>. They’ve also interviewed Peterson and others. With Fitzgerald and the Devils parting ways on Monday, there was a probability that Nashville could be calling to talk with him, as that’s who they could have wanted all along.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chris Pronger<\/a><\/p>\n

The prevailing speculation is that when he was let go by the Devils<\/a>, he could be the subsequent hire for the Predators. Does that make good business sense? Are sentimental selections the most effective idea for a company to succeed?<\/p>\n

So far as the Devils go, they are going to conduct an in-depth search<\/a>. Langebrunner, Mehta, Tyler Dellow, Ryan Martin, Ross Mahoney, and others might be interviewed. There continues to be a belief that Brendan Shanahan<\/a> can be the President of Hockey Operations, and they’ll hire a general manager.<\/p>\n

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