Overview
- Toronto fired GM Brad Treliving late in the season after missing the playoffs and has launched a search for new leadership.
- Betting odds from The Score list Florida assistant GM Sunny Mehta as the front‑runner at -160, ahead of Kevyn Adams, Mike Gillis, Bill Scott and Mark Hunter.
- ClutchPoints highlights Mehta, veteran ex‑Canucks GM Mike Gillis and Panthers executive Gregory Campbell as prominent early names in the mix.
- Florida coach Paul Maurice praised Mehta’s analytics work and said he helped find value players who became core contributors on the Panthers’ back‑to‑back Cup teams.
- The incoming boss faces immediate calls on coach Craig Berube and roster moves, with about $22.2 million in cap space and several pending free agents, according to the reports.