Are the Maple Leafs going to head back to the Ontario Hockey League for another hire?
One rumour making the rounds is D.J. Smith, who coached the Oshawa Generals to a Memorial Cup title in Quebec City in May, could be in line to join the Leafs as an assistant coach.
A source indicated on Monday the Leafs are believed to have offered Smith the job.
The 38-year-old Smith, also the assistant general manager with the Generals, spent several seasons as a defenceman in the Leafs organization in the 1990s and early 2000s. Smith played in 11 games for the Leafs, spending the majority of his time with the St.