The search for the next GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs may not be the primary reason for Brendan Shanahan and Kyle Dubas joining Mark Hunter in Switzerland – but it may be a bonus to the trip.
Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun wrote on Monday that Shanahan and Dubas were joining Hunter in Switzerland for the U18 World Hockey Championships and, conveniently, Los Angeles Kings VP of Hockey Ops Mike Futa was going to be in attendance.
A coincidence? For Hunter and Futa to be there perhaps, given the upcoming draft and the need to view talent – but for both Shanahan and Dubas to join him is less of a case for an accidental hello.