Overview
- The Canucks added Oilers assistant GM Bill Scott to their candidate list, with a Zoom interview reported Sunday by Sportsnet insider John Shannon.
- President Jim Rutherford is running a broad process with Zoom interviews under way, spanning in-house option Ryan Johnson and external names such as Shane Doan or Kevyn Adams, with no decision announced.
- Scott has worked in Edmonton since 2010–11 with a focus on salary cap planning, contract talks, arbitration, and CBA matters, and he previously led the Oilers’ AHL affiliates.
- He also interviewed for Nashville’s GM opening, underscoring league interest in a first-time NHL GM contender with deep cap and operations experience.
- NHL teams must grant permission to interview contracted executives, and playoff schedules often push talks online, factors that shape Vancouver’s timeline for a hire and its offseason plan on trades, cap calls, and the draft.