Ex-Leaf D.J. Smith could be returning to team as an assistant coach

D.J. Smith recently won the Memorial Cup as coach with the Oshawa Generals. (AFP)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. John’s Maple…