The Pittsburgh Penguins have reportedly received permission to talk to former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas, according to Sportsnet.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on his podcast 32 Thoughts will be making a pitch to Dubas, and were very close to naming a new general manager before Dubas was let go by the Leafs on Friday.
The Maple Leafs parted ways with Dubas after the 37-year-old spent the last five seasons as general manager of the club. He initially joined Toronto as an assistant general manager in 2014.
In his end-of-year press conference last week and with his contract set to expire on June 30, Dubas admitted that he would either return to the Maple Leafs or step away from temporarily step away from hockey.