In addition to the re-assignment of Dave Morrison and signing of Mitch Marner to his ELC today, fans are waiting to see if David Conte is going to be brought on to the Leafs scouting department in some capacity. Conte, former Director of Amateur Scouting for the New Jersey Devils, was recently fired by newly hired Devil’s GM Ray Shero and has been culpable for a significant part of the Devil’s five-year death spiral, largely responsible for their recently-poor drafting record.
The management team that’s being put in place has been, by-and-large, Shanahan trying to hire the best of the best at every position and leaving cronyism out of the process.