Maple Leafs Finalizing Deal to Make Brad Treliving New GM NHL Trade Talk.
According to Darren Dreger of TSN, Brad Treliving is expected to be named the new general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dreger tweeted on Tuesday evening, “We updated the Toronto Maple Leafs GM search earlier tonight Insider Trading. More specifically, all signs now point to the search wrapping up in the very near future with Brad Treliving being named as the new GM.”
Treliving was thought to be the favorite by many insiders as he’d been through a whirlwind of experiences with the Calgary Flames. He was forced to trade Matthew Tkachuk and watched Johnny Gaudreau walk away in free agency. Not that the Maple Leafs are destined to see this happen with any of their core four in Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander or John Tavares, but it things go south in the next few weeks or months, Treliving has learned a ton from his experiences in Calgary and might be ready to handle the drama that comes with tough decisions.
And, it’s a similar experience that President Brendan Shanahan is looking for. He noted in a post-season media avail that his preference would be to sign someone who has been through the ups and downs of being an NHL general manager. He wasn’t completely closed off to the idea of a first-year GM, but going that route wasn’t likely.
Some fans in Leafs Nation will be unhappy with this news considering the trades Treliving made and how they turned out for Calgary, who missed the playoffs last season. Others will contend this wasn’t Treliving’s fault and he actually made good deals, the issue being coach Darryl Sutter. Speaking of coaches, it will be intriguing to see if Treliving elects to keep head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Maple Leafs Finalizing Deal to Make Brad Treliving New GM NHL Trade Talk.
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