Overview
- Florida granted permission Thursday for Toronto to speak with Sunny Mehta and for New Jersey to interview him for its GM opening, according to multiple reports.
- Both teams are replacing departed top hockey executives and have launched searches for general managers with strong analytics skills.
- Mehta serves as an assistant general manager and head of analytics in Florida, where he helped build a roster that won back-to-back Stanley Cups.
- He previously led the Devils’ first full-time analytics department from 2014 to 2018, giving him direct ties to New Jersey’s front office history.
- Panthers GM Bill Zito is allowing assistants to pursue outside interviews, a practice that can speed hiring for teams out of the playoffs conducting searches.