NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils said Friday they are not renewing the contracts of assistant general manager Dan MacKinnon and senior adviser Chuck Fletcher.
The moves are expected asnew GM Sunny Mehtareshapes the front office since taking over control of hockey operations on April 20. TheDevils hired Mehtaa few days earlier from the Florida Panthers, who he helpedwin the Stanley Cupback to back.
Mehta said at his introductory news conference that he was doing an analysis of the entire organization before making decisions aboutcoach Sheldon Keefeand others. Keefe's status was plunged into uncertainty when Tom Fitzgerald and ownership decidedthe longtime GM should departin the name of a new direction.
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MacKinnon joined New Jersey along with late former GM Ray Shero a decade ago. When Shero was fired and Fitzgerald named his successor, MacKinnon also got a promotion.
Fletcher served as an adviser to Fitzgerald the past two seasons.
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