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John Chayka — the former Coyotes GM suspended by the NHL in 2021 — interviewed with Toronto in February and is now a legitimate candidate. Here's the full case for and against the most controversial hire in Leafs history.
Toronto fired Brad Treliving. Now comes the hard part — hiring a GM who can build a contender before Auston Matthews hits free agency in July 2028. We break down all 8 candidates and score them on what actually matters.
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Tom Fitzgerald fired after a 29-point decline from 112 to 83 points. The Deadline Deficit — three years of trade deadline inaction — sealed his fate. New Jersey, Toronto, and Nashville all searching for GMs simultaneously. The next hire inherits real talent and $24M in projected cap space.
Brendan Shanahan and Marc Bergevin are linked as a president-GM tandem to Nashville. The Islanders rejected this pairing in 2025. The Insulation Layer -- Shanahan's 11-year Toronto model -- produced zero Conference Finals and five fired subordinates.
T.J. Hughes is the most wanted college free agent in the NHL — and every team offers the exact same deal. The Zero-Dollar Bidding War scores five contenders on what actually matters: minutes, fit, geography, and relationships. Montreal leads. But can they close?
Toronto has hired five GMs since 2008. Each one represented the opposite philosophy of the last. Burke was toughness. Dubas was data. Treliving was balance. All got fired. The Overcorrection Cycle explains why Sunny Mehta and Chris Pronger — the two front-runners — might fall into the same trap.
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The Golden Knights have cycled through six starting goalies in eight seasons and still don't have an answer. Adin Hill's .868 save percentage on a $6.25M extension makes the Crease Identity Crisis worse than ever. Here are the three offseason targets that could finally break the carousel.
Dougie Hamilton's $9 million cap hit makes him the hardest defenseman to trade this offseason. Our Retention Ladder framework shows how Devils salary retention at 0%, 25%, or 50% unlocks three completely different tiers of trade destinations — from cap-floor rebuilders to elite Cup contenders.
Bruce Cassidy won't coach the Maple Leafs, per TSN's Darren Dreger. His career pattern — championships in Year 1-3, locker room fractures by Year 4 — explains why Toronto's rebuild is the wrong fit for the NHL's most effective short-term closer.
Jonathan Marchessault — a Conn Smythe winner producing at a fourth-liner's pace — wasn't moved at the 2026 deadline. Here are three offseason destinations that could work, and why Nashville's new GM must accept the Conn Smythe Discount.
John Chayka — the former Coyotes GM suspended by the NHL in 2021 — interviewed with Toronto in February and is now a legitimate candidate. Here's the full case for and against the most controversial hire in Leafs history.
Toronto fired Brad Treliving. Now comes the hard part — hiring a GM who can build a contender before Auston Matthews hits free agency in July 2028. We break down all 8 candidates and score them on what actually matters.
Owen Michaels, the 2025 Frozen Four MOP, signed a 1-year ELC with Edmonton — the second straight year Bowman has signed a standout from the same NCAA championship game. Inside The Frozen Four Pipeline strategy.
Jordan Binnington's .874 save percentage makes him one of the NHL's worst starters. His .917 at the Olympics makes him one of the best tournament goalies alive. That's The Two-Jersey Goalie problem — and three teams are betting on which version shows up.
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