Canucks Hire Malhotra, and the Leafs’ Coach Shortlist Gets Louder

Vancouver’s move to hire Manny Malhotra has knocked one more name off Toronto’s board, and that matters because the Leafs are deep into the part of the search where every candidate starts getting cross-matched. The front office likes options, but the pool keeps shrinking faster than a third-period lead at Scotiabank. This is the kind of development that can force a team to stop window-shopping and start making real decisions.