Report: At least four candidates in play for Maple Leafs GM job

This report comes after some insiders have noted that the Leafs had put together a list of candidates, with TSN’s Pierre LeBrun said that the team would likely be speaking to these candidates. Some are wondering if these are just names on a list to make it seem like the Leafs are doing their due diligence and Treliving is still a frontrunner. Treliving might not be a lock, though, and it's possible that Brendan Shanahan will seriously be looking at these other options.

Bet365 has Treliving with the best odds of landing the job at -140, with other names on the list including Eric Tulsky, Brandom Pridham and Mark Hunter. What’s so interesting about this is that those names have little GM experience, which is something Shanahan contended was an important part of the hiring process. Nick Kypreos has noted there is no way the Leafs call Hunter after their history and how much fans of the team have a bitter feeling about his connection to the Owen Sound.

Other fans have heard the names Bergevin and Chiarelli. Just the fact they are mentioned in connection to the team has members of Leaf Nation riled up, and for all the wrong reasons.

It feels like few will like this hiring unless it’s Treliving, and even then, some will hate the trades he made in Calgary and wonder what kind of a step backward the team is taking having walked away from Dubas in what appears to be an emotional and rushed decision, at best.