Overview
- Florida granted Toronto and New Jersey permission on Thursday to interview assistant general manager Sunny Mehta for their open GM roles, multiple outlets reported.
- Both clubs are replacing top decision-makers after Toronto fired Brad Treliving on March 30 and New Jersey moved on from Tom Fitzgerald earlier this week.
- Mehta leads analytics in Florida as an assistant GM after helping build the Panthers’ back-to-back Stanley Cup winners, and he previously ran the Devils’ first full-time analytics department from 2014 to 2018.
- Toronto’s search is geared to a data-driven hire, and MLSE brought in Neil Glasberg’s agency to assist, a firm that represents Mehta, which has fueled talk without any offer reported.
- In the NHL, teams must secure permission to speak with executives under contract, and with both the Leafs and Devils now cleared, interviews can proceed during their offseason windows.