Gorton was also the interim general manager of the Boston Bruins during the 2005–06 season, replacing Mike O'Connell, who was fired on March 25, 2006.
[3][4] At the same draft, Gorton traded goaltender Andrew Raycroft to the Toronto Maple Leafs for goalie prospect Tuukka Rask.
[5] Raycroft was coming off a subpar season and his two-year stint in Toronto would prove disastrous, with the Leafs buying him out of the final year of his contract.
[6] Rask, meanwhile, had been selected in the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by Toronto and went on to win the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender in the 2013–14 season.
[11] On November 28, 2021, Gorton was hired by the Montreal Canadiens to fill the position of Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations after the team relieved General Manager Marc Bergevin, Assistant General Manager Trevor Timmins, and Senior Vice President Paul Wilson of their duties.