The slightly brief courting interval is over, and Brad Treliving is now formally the overall supervisor of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The transfer was introduced as we speak with a press release from crew president Brendan Shanahan.
I’m more than happy to welcome Brad into the Maple Leafs group. Brad brings a wealth of data from his years of expertise as a normal supervisor and hockey govt in Calgary, Arizona and past. He has earned super respect amongst his friends all through his years within the NHL and has constructed glorious relationships in any respect ranges inside the sport. We’re assured that Brad’s management and strategic imaginative and prescient will elevate the Maple Leafs in our continued pursuit of a championship.
Treliving replaces the outgoing Kyle Dubas, fired by the Maple Leafs simply earlier than his contract expired this summer season. The previous Calgary GM launched his personal assertion on the brand new position.
I’m very excited and honored to hitch the Toronto Maple Leafs as normal supervisor. I wish to thank Brendan, MLSE and its Board for his or her help all through this course of. I’m thrilled to hitch an Authentic Six crew and acknowledge how a lot the Maple Leafs imply to this group. It is a very thrilling day for my household and I.
The crew will introduce Treliving to the media Thursday morning. He takes over because the 18th GM in membership historical past, and has an enormous record of necessary objects to get to this summer season.
Auston Matthews and William Nylander are each eligible to signal extensions on July 1, as they enter their final seasons beneath contract earlier than unrestricted free company. The crew has 10 different regulars who’re pending UFAs, together with Ryan O’Reilly and Michael Bunting, who ought to have loads of curiosity on the open market.
There’s additionally the difficulty of teaching, as he inherits Sheldon Keefe after one other disappointing playoff exit, however with out upstart assistant Spencer Carbery, who took a place with the Washington Capitals. Experiences have emerged that Keefe could not really be on the chopping block, although that has been stated many instances simply earlier than a dismissal is made.
Looming over all of that could be a rising sentiment (at the very least amongst followers) that the core group of Maple Leafs isn’t constructed for playoff success. Matthews, Nylander, Mitch Marner and John Tavares price the crew almost $40M towards the cap yearly however have received only a single second-round sport of their time with the Maple Leafs. A no-movement clause kicks in for Marner this offseason, and much more cash must be shelled out to retain Matthews and Nylander.
It could possibly be a dramatic few weeks in Toronto, although Treliving ought to be used to that. He’s the GM that needed to watch two 100-point gamers stroll out the door final offseason, when Johnny Gaudreau left for Columbus, and Matthew Tkachuk primarily compelled a commerce to Florida. Many praised the Treliving for making the very best of a foul scenario by touchdown Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar, however Calgary took a noticeable step again whereas Tkachuk has simply led the Panthers to the Stanley Cup Ultimate.
If one other large commerce is on the horizon for Treliving, Maple Leafs followers should hope he’s on the appropriate aspect of it this time.