The Toronto Maple Leafs hired Judd Brackett as their assistant general manager, the team announced Monday.
Brackett spent the past five seasons as the Minnesota Wild's director of amateur scouting and previously served as a scout for the Vancouver Canucks for 12 years.
The new hire marks general manager John Chayka's first addition to Toronto's front office since joining the team in May.
Tarik Skubal days with the Detroit Tigers could be numbered.
There's a growing belief around baseball that the Tigers will move Skubal before the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
Detroit has gone 4-21 since Skubal was sidelined with an elbow injury that required NanoNeedle surgery. The two-time reigning AL Cy Young winner and impending free agent could return in the next few weeks thanks to the innovative procedure, as he's scheduled to throw another simulated game Monday.