Overview
- The club, which requested permission Wednesday to speak with Toronto special advisor Shane Doan, has not defined what role he might fill.
- Vancouver has been granted permission to interview former Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams, who remains under contract with Buffalo.
- President Jim Rutherford has identified assistant GM Ryan Johnson as a leading internal option and is formally interviewing him this week.
- Elliotte Friedman reports at least two, and possibly three, separate candidate lists inside the organization, reflecting differing preferences between ownership and hockey operations.
- The timing carries high stakes for roster and draft decisions after a last-place finish, and NHL rules requiring permission to interview contracted executives are shaping how fast Vancouver can proceed.