The Toronto Maple Leafs once again lost to a team that went on to lose in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Toronto Maple Leafs then fired their GM – Kyle Dubas, who went to Pittsburgh to give the Penguins the best management in the NHL – and hired ex Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving to run the show.
Or to be second banana to Brendan Shanahan – who knows?
The Leafs new GM has yet to make a move.
Or rather, he’s yet to make a roster move, as he did hire ex Phoenix Coyotes Captain Shane Doan (and personal hero to Auston Matthews) as assistant GM.
That move doesn’t really have too much significance, as I doubt Auston Matthews is making a huge life decision based on who the assistant to the regional manager is.
In the meantime, Sheldon Keefe may or may not be fired (he does seem to be staying but there has been nothing official), and the new GM isn’t allowed at the draft. (all stats naturalstattrick.com).
And expansion team played another expansion team for the Stanley Cup, while the Original Six Toronto Maple Leafs languished in the Zone of Failure.
But what does the summer bring? A third of a new roster, a draft, a day of free-agency and eventually a trade or two. That’s what.
While we wait for that to go down, I thought it would be fun to guess where each member of the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs will play next season.
For those playing along at home, you get one point for each Stay/Go prediction, and a bonus five points if you predict the new team said player ends up on.
Here we go: