The Toronto Maple Leafs can pick the brain of a buzzy candidate for their front office.
The Leafs and New Jersey Devils have been granted permission to talk to Florida Panthers assistant GM and head of analytics Sunny Mehta, Sportsnet confirmed on Thursday.
The Athletic was first to report the news.
Mehta, 47, has been part of the Panthers’ front office for both of their Stanley Cup wins the past two years after being hired in September 2023.
Mehta is highly regarded for his work with analytics.
He studied music at the University of Miami, then made a living playing guitar in New Orleans.
Mehta served as a trader at Peak6 Capital Management at the Chicago Board of Trade and got his master’s degree in data science from City University of New York.
His also thrived as a poker player, and he co-authored two books on the subject: Professional No-Limit Hold ‘Em: Volume One (2007) and Small Stakes No-Limit Hold ‘Em (2009).
Mehta headed up the NHL’s first full-time analytics department with the Devils from 2014 to 2018.
After leaving the Devils, Mehta consulted for the Washington Capitals in the 2019-20 season. He also worked for the Arizona Coyotes in 2010-11, as well as for six Major League Baseball teams through a partnership with Zelus Analytics.
The Leafs fired GM Brad Treliving earlier this month, while the Devils parted ways with GM Tom Fitzgerald earlier this week.
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