The Maple Leafs are finished taking resumes for the job of general manager, thank you. Richard Peddie, president of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Ltd., said yesterday the club has received resumes from such people as students and a postman. 

"We have been getting resumes from people you would not expect," Peddie said. 

"We will respond to all of them." 

Peddie refused to discuss potential candidates, but interviews will begin next week. It's safe to say neither the students nor mail carrier will be getting a job at Bay and Front. 

Among those who could be on the final list are Steve Tambellini, John Ferguson Jr., Lanny McDonald, Neil Smith, Glenn Healy, Mike Murphy and Colin Campbell. It's known the Leafs earlier received permission to interview Tambellini and Ferguson Jr. 

Meanwhile, negotiations on contracts for defencemen Bryan McCabe and Karel Pilar and centre Nik Antropov likely will pick up steam next week, when assistant GM Mike Penny returns from a week of vacation.