Leaving for the Leafs?

Former Phillies GM Pat Gillick will not return to the Toronto Blue Jays as team president, but he may consider a much different move to Toronto instead: general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"I might be interested in something other than baseball," he said.

Gillick also has a prior business relationship with Gordon Kirke, the man who has teamed with interim Leafs boss Cliff Fletcher to find a new hockey chief for Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Ltd.

Although he denied that he has been contacted about the job, Gillick left the door open to a move from MLB to the NHL.

"I probably would be interested in doing something like that, you know, something different," he said. "It could be hockey."

I don't see this happening. We're in the middle of the hockey season, and Gillick (71) will likely be retired away to Seattle before the next hockey offseason. This is probably a reporter drumming up something to write about. Still, it would be intriguing to see a baseball guy suddenly shift gears into hockey.