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Florida Panthers Receive Permission To Speak With Scott Mellanby

August 11, 2020 at 3:58 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 4 Comments

The Florida Panthers recently parted ways with longtime executive Dale Tallon, announcing that they would immediately begin a search for the team’s next general manager. Speculation immediately popped up about Montreal Canadiens AGM Scott Mellanby who captained the Panthers for several seasons. That chatter has been confirmed by Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, who reports that the Panthers received permission from the Canadiens to speak with Mellanby.

The 54-year old executive has been with the Canadiens since 2012, when he left the St. Louis Blues and was hired as a director of player personnel. He was given the AGM title a few years later, and for the last two seasons has also been working with the Laval Rocket.

It is hard to find anyone who has been around more NHL hockey than Mellanby. Starting in 1985-86 with the Philadelphia Flyers, the second-round pick played in 1,431 regular season contests, good for 31st all-time in the NHL. He was never a superstar in the league, but there were decades of good hockey from the winger, who recorded 840 points in those 21 seasons. Florida was his longest stop, suiting up more than 550 times for the Panthers and recording 354 points. He sits fifth on the team’s all-time scoring list, while also coming in third in penalty minutes.

It’s not just his connection to the Panthers organization that would make Mellanby a good fit either. He’s also familiar with head coach Joel Quenneville, who he played under in St. Louis. Even though new general managers often like to go with their own choice behind the bench, whoever takes over in Florida is going to have to work with Quenneville. Not only is he a legendary head coach with an excellent track record, but he was also given a five-year deal in 2019 that will pay him more than $26MM.

The Panthers search will need to be quick if they want someone in place by the offseason. Remember that the draft and free agency will happen almost immediately after the Stanley Cup is awarded in early October, followed by training camps set to begin at some point in November if everything goes to plan.

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  1. Gbear

    5 years ago

    Always find it odd when the GM who hires the coach he’s had success with on a different team (Chicago) gets fired so soon after they reunite on a new team. And you wonder why the Panthers sputter around as they do.

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  2. brodie-bruce

    5 years ago

    i know gm’s like to hire there own guys but guys like Q just don’t fall from the trees so if the the new gym fires Q i would be questioning very hard the gym i just hired. Q know how to win and grow players there were many years in st. louis where we were only relevant was cuz of Q not because ownership gave him gifts. That being said when he went to chi wasnt like they were a powerhouse iirc they sucked pretty badly (hence how they have kane and towed) and took that team from a joke to 3 cups. if i was a the new gym in fl i’ll take my chances on Q than my “own guy” and it blow up in my face especially if i was a 1st gm

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    • HockeyDude77

      5 years ago

      Very eloquently stated, b-b. Thanks for your riveting insight!

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  3. Bucky76

    5 years ago

    So great another General type person for the Viola fam Mellanby should be good here but he probably is not a yes man so good luck to him. Believe me this is a p**s hole environment panther land…. It is run on analytical assessments just like the military, right Mr. Viola.

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