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Toronto Maple Leafs: Five Candidates to Replace Kyle Dubas As GM

By Jeremy Ridgewell

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13: General Manager Kyle Dubas of the Toronto Maple Leafs arrives for the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13: General Manager Kyle Dubas of the Toronto Maple Leafs arrives for the game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 13, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Toronto Maple Leafs Top GM Candidate: Brandon Pridham

Brandon Pridham has been working behind the scenes for the Toronto Maple Leafs as an assistant general manager and salary cap wizard.

He’s worked for Toronto since 2015, helping them navigate their salary cap with the precision of a surgeon. Someone with his knowledge is beneficial with the NHL’s hard salary cap in place.

Team president Brendan Shanahan held a press conference on Friday afternoon. He mentioned that a key factor in finding the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs is finding someone with experience. He also mentioned that he is happy with the direction the team is heading. Hiring Pridham would allow Shanahan the opportunity to have a GM in place that understands the direction the team is headed in.

Pridham has helped Kyle Dubas behind the scenes with contract signings and trades. He’s been crucial in making trades that involve players on LTIR and making everything fit under the NHL’s salary cap. Pridham was mentioned as a possible GM option for the Calgary Flames. Shanahan needs to move quickly if he wants to keep Pridham with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Having a new GM in place before the NHL draft is not a priority, but it is beneficial if the team wants to make any trades from the draft floor.

The biggest job for Pridham or any incoming GM will be re-signing Auston Matthews to a contract extension. After that, he can worry about any other free agents, but Matthews has to come first. Seeing as how Pridham helped construct Matthews’s current deal, Pridham shouldn’t have trouble working out a new one.

I think Pridham is the number one choice for the Maple Leafs.

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