It's been three weeks since the Winnipeg Jets announced they weren't bringing Keith McCambridge back as head coach of the Manitoba Moose.

That's not a long time, but there hasn't been much chatter about who the pending replacement might be either.

Does that mean the Jets already had someone in mind or is it just an indication that they're going to take their time and interview a number of candidates?

Naturally, much of the discussion around these parts has revolved around who the Jets might select with the second overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.

And that speculation is bound to continue until the Toronto Maple Leafs make the first overall selection on June 24 in Buffalo.

As a draft-and-develop organization, picking out the top candidate to shepherd the primary affiliate is a big decision and you can be sure that the brain trust will put a lot of thought into choosing that individual.

The dismissal of McCambridge came as a surprise to many, including yours truly.

Obviously, the Moose had a tough season but that wasn't really unexpected, given the composition of the roster – with a heavy influx of youth.

In two of his five seasons, McCambridge reached the conference final and lost in the Calder Cup final in 2013 with the St. John's IceCaps.

The other part of the AHL top job is on the development side and the Jets had several players make the jump fairly smoothly.

After making his NHL debut in March, defenceman Josh Morrissey raved about the job McCambridge did with him during the course of his first pro season.

But the Jets must be looking for a new voice and it will be interesting to see what direction this take with this next hire.

Will it be an established NHL guy looking to come down to re-establish himself, like Mike Sullivan was able to do with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before he was promoted to replace Mike Johnston?

Will it be an assistant coach that is ready to take control of his own team?

Or will it be an up-and-comer with experience at the junior or college level?

There's something to be said about each of those approaches.

All Sullivan has done is get the Penguins into the Eastern Conference final and looking like a serious Stanley Cup contender after bouncing the Washington Capitals.

Guys like Dan Bylsma and Todd Richards were AHL assistants before getting their own teams in the minors and eventually earning another promotion as NHL bench bosses.

Sheldon Keefe made the smooth transition from junior hockey to the AHL and made an immediate impact with the Toronto Marlies this season and guys like Travis Green and Ryan Huska before him are generating plenty of buzz for NHL jobs after going from the Western Hockey League to the AHL several seasons ago.

One other option would be to have an NHL assistant with aspirations of becoming an NHL head coach take a step back in order to work toward getting an opportunity at the next level.

Jets assistant coach Pascal Vincent fits the profile here and might be an option under consideration.

Vincent, 44, has spent the past five seasons with the Jets working with both Paul Maurice and Claude Noel.

Although he's taken plenty of heat from the fan base for his role with power play, those who know Vincent well believe he's a smart hockey man who could run his own NHL team one day.

Taking the Moose job could be be a way for him to get closer to achieving that goal.

Vincent is no stranger to running his own team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, as he spent 12 seasons with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Montreal Juniors.

That experience, coupled with his time in the NHL, should be a benefit – provided Vincent is considering this alternative for himself.