The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers on Sunday was a disaster in every sense of the word. But if there’s any silver lining to the utterly embarrassing effort, it’s that there’s no escaping a dramatic offseason shake-up that a large portion of the fan base has been longing for.
Brendan Shanahan is out as president, and star forward Mitch Marner is widely expected to be next. But where, specifically, do the Leafs go afterward?
It would be too soon to move on from general manager Brad Treliving (hired April 2023) or head coach Craig Berube (hired May 2024). With $21.9 million coming off the books this offseason between Marner and John Tavares alone, we’ll explore different avenues the Maple Leafs could take…