Scott White is already someone to watch in the Red Wings front office search, and the list grows every day.
Monday night, Jeff Marek used the name, and it resonated throughout the league.
White currently works in the Dallas Stars front office for general manager Jim Nill, who has been in charge of that department since 2013.
Jeff Marek: Re Red Wings management search: I expect Scott White from Dallas to be interviewed, that just makes sense, but at this point considering his career I expect him to be interviewed by everybody.
Dallas also recruited Glen Gulutzan behind the bench last July as part of a front office that continues to be brought up around the league this summer.
Marek’s reading was blunt. He expects White to receive calls from Detroit, but also from everyone else.
It’s the kind of renown that grows slowly before becoming ubiquitous.
Since 2019, Steve Yzerman has been the front office manager in Detroit, and since December 2024, Todd McLellan has coached there.
The Red Wings finished the season 41-31-10 with 92 points, a minus-17 goal differential, and lost their last three games, including a 1-8 loss in Florida.
White will be a sought-after name for a long time outside of Detroit, according to Marek.
Dallas ended the season with a plus-52 goal differential and a five-game winning streak, good for a 50-20-12 overall record and a third-place finish in the league.
People notice figures like that. And front offices that create them are targeted.
Is it shocking that a team that has lost three straight games wants a piece of that structure as it enters?
Here’s the one thing that no one is saying aloud. Detroit isn’t just competing with itself for a hire if everyone wants White; it’s competing with the entire league for a window.
The manner in which Marek frames things is also significant here. White wasn’t labeled as a lock for Detroit. He called him a name that is appropriate everywhere, which is a really different thing.
So the issue isn’t whether Detroit will be interviewed. It’s a matter of whether they get an answer before someone else does.
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