In keeping with Day by day Faceoff insider Frank Seravalli, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ record of GM interviewees is confirmed to have not less than 4 main names on it. Whereas others have reported it is perhaps Brad Treliving’s job to lose, the Leafs are additionally going to present heavy consideration to Jason Botterill, Marc Bergevin, and Peter Chiarelli.
As the method to search out subsequent #LeafsForever GM will get shifting, I would anticipate Toronto to interview at a minimal Jason Botterill, Marc Bergevin, Brad Treliving and Peter Chiarelli – in the event that they have not already.
4 names to chew on in TO.@DailyFaceoff
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) Could 26, 2023
This report comes after different insiders famous that the Leafs put collectively a listing of candidates and TSN’s Pierre LeBrun mentioned that the staff would possible be talking to those candidates. Some are questioning if these are simply names on a listing to make it appear to be the Leafs are doing their due diligence and Treliving continues to be a frontrunner. Others are additionally considering that Treliving will not be a lock and that Brendan Shanahan will critically be these different choices.
Bet365 has Treliving with the perfect odds of getting the job at -140, however different names on the record are Eric Tulsky, Brandom Pridham, Mark Hunter, and others. What’s so fascinating about that is that these names will not be skilled GMs, which is one thing Shanahan contended was an necessary a part of the hiring course of. Nick Kypreos famous there isn’t any approach the Leafs name Hunter after their historical past and the way a lot followers of the staff have a bitter feeling about his connection to the Owen Sound.
Different followers have heard the names Bergevin and Chiarelli and simply the very fact they’re talked about in connection to the staff has members of Leaf Nation riled up, and for all of the improper causes.
It seems like few will like this until it’s Treliving, and even then, some will hate the trades he made in Calgary and marvel what sort of a step backward the staff is taking having walked away from Dubas in what seems to be an emotional and rushed determination, at finest.