Rob Blake hasn’t spoken to Maple Leafs about job

Rob Blake, general manager of the Los Angeles Kings.

Assistant general manager Rob Blake has no interest in leaving the Los Angeles Kings, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday night.

Blake’s family is fond of the Los Angeles area and he is pleased with his role in the Kings’ front office.

“He’s in a great spot with the Kings,” Friedman told host George Strombolopolous on Hockey Night in Canada. “He has a home out there. He’s not going anywhere for the foreseeable future.”

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The Toronto Maple Leafs were rumoured to have interest in hiring Blake, but he has not spoken to them.

Blake spent 14 seasons (805 career games) with the Kings a player. He was elected into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2014.

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