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Vancouver was on the verge of hiring Pierre Dorion but the fan outcry kiboshed that notion. (Brutal for Pierre, who has a pretty good scouting eye)

Victor Soderstrom is UFA and I wonder if Chayka still believes in him, as he's quite mobile

Sullivan is staying in some way, as he both did nothing wrong and was an early Chayka believer (and interim GM'd after his departure from ARI), whether it be behind the bench or as an exec of some sort. The only way I can see Berube staying* and being effective is getting a really really good...

Hm... wasn't that Evan Gold's purview

the arena song choice during that stoppage for this replay is so funny

Haha, yes. EF followed that bit up with saying the Leafs don't want to wait until July for clarity from AM34. Which is why I infer that this message to the Front Office (prior to the lotto) was about Matthews' general opinion about the coaching situation.

From Sounds like Matthews might hold the hammer on Berube, but doesn’t necessarily want it known if he drops it on him. His group has telegraphed this by leaking to CJ that he some hesitations about proceeding with the Leafs.

https://jhanhky.substack.com/p/how-good-is-gavin-mckenna-9f0 Analysis of D-1 work in Medicine Hat The observations about his pass reception ability are worth a look Some of the deficiencies highlighted as well

Wait wait wait does David Carle want to coach McKenna :)

Did you just rediscover my position from first principles? lol But yeah, the counting stats there in Junior are outrageously gaudy. But I'm also pretty wary of playmaker numbers as they're a bit more environmentally driven. That said, he also puts in a lot of his own goals (led the Penn State...

Yeah, proof is in the pudding and actions speak louder than words and all that, but I really do see the two of them as a tandem GM. The main role of the GM is to, as Chayka puts it, generally manage, and if his executive super power (with resources now) is to simply find and put good hockey...

That's an artform, but I do think he said some things of note. The main thing that caught my attention was Chayka knows he's out of the loop a bit and is more focused on building up and out the organization and letting those experts flourish in their fields, and help the various departments...

Thomas Harley is potentially an extractable asset (Dallas is at an impasse with Jason Robertson looking for Rantanen money 12.5M, but getting offered Harley dollars 10.6M) but Leafs would have to fight off the Sharks. Going to a different conference and returning Nick Robertson+ might sway the...

If you looked at McKenna's game stats, this game will jump out. Lore-wise, this was also the game shortly after it was publicized that he was arrested for an altercation outside a bar, and he drops this celly

Also laser focus on long-apparent number 1 picks means lots of time to study the warts, so this sort of thing happens every year other than McDavid's/Crosby's. For me, it was more about the Leafs actual roster situation, and looking to retool on the fly with Matthews expiring and potentially...

Yeah that's very fair. It's tough on the players that are perceived as reaches. D-3 to -1 year for McKenna Draft year for McKenna I like that he tried to do the Auston Matthews thing and challenge himself for his draft year. His first half was rough, and WJC while very productive (14 pts in...

They were good questions! And he had room to elaborate and articulate!