NHL Rumors: Doug Armstrong can be supreme for the Maple Leafs however could be very unlikely

TSN: Darren Dreger notes that the Toronto Maple Leafs have spoken with Brad Treliving as Brendan Shanahan searches for a brand new GM that’s skilled. There isn’t a timeline for the Leafs to call their GM. There was hypothesis about St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong.

“A high-ranking supply throughout the Blues’ group describes the hypothesis as fabrication. They worth Doug Armstrong due to the work that he’s achieved as normal supervisor, very profitable GM and he’s additionally beneath contract. So it’s unlikely Armstrong goes anyplace.”

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Pierre LeBrun provides that the Leafs have spoken internally about Doug Armstrong as he’d be a great candidate. The Leafs would wish to strategy Blues and ask for permission to speak to him, or Armstrong must say to his bosses that it’s a particular alternative for him and if he may speak to them.

“Once more, it looks like a protracted shot, however you perceive why the hypothesis is on the market, as a result of he can be the perfect slot in Toronto.”

Lance Hornby: “Doug Armstrong’s identify retains developing on Leafs’ hearsay record, however at what worth? They’d need to work one thing as he’s contracted in St. Louis for a number of years and there’s already one first rounder the Leafs owe them from the ROR commerce, one in every of 5 picks Military has within the first 3 rounds”

Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic: It’s not stunning that Doug Armstrong’s identify has give you Toronto Maple Leafs on the lookout for an skilled GM. He’d be an awesome match.

Brendan Shanahan can be doing his due diligence however calling up the St. Louis Blues to see if he may get permission to speak to Armstrong. So it is sensible for the Leafs to attempt, nevertheless it doesn’t make sense for the Blues to permit him to go away.

Armstrong is beneath contract by 2025-26, doesn’t have an out-clause and would wish permission. He does have energy in St. Louis with all hockey choices, one thing that is probably not an possibility in Toronto with Shanahan there.

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It appears most unlikely that proprietor Tom Stillman would enable Brendan Shanahan permission to talk to Armstrong. The one approach Armstrong could get to speak to the Leafs was if he went Stillman and requested if he may, and that might be a tall order given all that they’ve achieved for him.

Andy Strickland: There have been some reviews/hypothesis that St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong has an “out-clause” in his contract with the Blues. Based on a supply, that isn’t true, he doesn’t have an “out-clause.”

Armstrong has three years left on his contract and a giant offseason forward of him.

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Greg Wyshynski: “I can’t wait to search out out if this GM Doug Armstrong speak in Toronto finally ends up being (a) echo chamber conjecture or (b) a supply sending smoke alerts to TML by media proxies or (c) the market attempting to will one thing into existence. Keep tuned! (FWIW, he’d be excellent there.)

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