An insider guaranteeing Toronto’s poaching their new GM from the Bruins is the perfect Fraser Minten payback
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have an apparent frontrunner for their vacant general manager position, one insider reveals.
Boston Bruins reporter Jimmy Murphy stated in an article for the 'Sick Network' that Bruins assistant GM Evan Gold, one of the perceived top candidates for the Leafs GM spot, is believed to be the leading choice for the job.
Gold, a Toronto native, is believed to be on "the top of their list", referring to the Leafs open GM search after Toronto let go of general manager Brad Treliving near the end of this past season.
Having been in the Bruins organization since 2015, and the assistant general manager for Boston since 2019, Gold is being viewed as a likely GM candidate for multiple teams, including Toronto.
But Gold isn't the only member of the Bruins organization linked to the Leafs. Murphy also reports that Toronto could also snag fellow AGM Jamie Langenbrunner for an unknown position.
A former NHLer, Langenbrunner has been with the Bruins front office since 2015, the Bruins having his son, Mason, in the organization as a prospect.
The Maple Leafs could poach two Boston executives and an insider says one of them is virtually guaranteed to get the job
The Toronto Maple Leafs could add two major pieces of their front office from the rival Boston Bruins in both Evan Gold and Jamie Langenbrunner.
Gold has been involved in other GM searches, including the Nashville Predators. Other members of the Leafs GM search include Ryan Martin and Scott White.
The Leafs could become set with two experienced executives, who despite the lack of GM experience, have strong hockey knowledge and know-how of the market.
It is of note that the source is a Bruins source, the team which Gold belongs to, not a source connected to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Evan Gold helped beat the Maple Leafs in the Fraser Minten trade, now Toronto wants him running their front office
Bringing on Evan Gold as the Toronto Maple Leafs would help the team avoid making the types of trades that Gold benefited from in Boston.
Evan Gold was involved in the trade with then-Leafs GM Brad Treliving that sent Fraser Minten to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Brandon Carlo and a first round pick.
Having been seen as a potential overpay at the time, the trade has gotten even worse as Minten has solidified his status as a key youngster in the Bruins roster.
With Minten having looked like a key contributor for Boston, Carlo has struggled with the Leafs, and with just a year remaining on his contract could be out the door after this season.
Having been involved in key trades that hurt the Toronto Maple Leafs, the successor to Brad Treliving will be tasked with avoid the mistakes of his past predecessor.
The Bruins took Fraser Minten from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now Toronto may take an executive from Boston who helped make that deal happen.
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