The Carolina Hurricanes are apparently pressing the pause button on their pursuit of a new general manager.

Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is putting the GM search on hold for now, Sportsnet's John Shannon reports.

"Tom hasn't had the time he needs to do face-to-face interviews and feels that waiting will pay off," a Carolina source told Shannon on Saturday.

The club will wait until the offseason, when a wider field of candidates may emerge, TSN's Pierre LeBrun reported earlier in the day.

Several candidates have withdrawn from consideration for the vacant position over the last week, including Los Angeles Kings assistant GM Mike Futa, Nashville Predators assistant GM Paul Fenton, and New Jersey Devils AGM Tom Fitzgerald.

The Hurricanes made it clear upon stripping former GM Ron Francis of that title and appointing him president of hockey operations that the new GM will report directly to Dundon.

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