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So "the Devil in the details" is buried below the BS

There is likely a clause in his contract - which Cassidy signed. Teams signed coaches to guaranteed contracts for say 4 years. They then fired him after two for example. There was a time when coaches could go get another job and be potentially paid by two teams. So the contracts quickly evolved...

My understanding of Pridham's departure was that he had 2 years left on his contract and that Chayka (& Sundin?) wanted him to continue in his role. It was reported his interview for the GM position did not go well (maybe with Pelley?). As a consequence, he requested that he be allowed to depart...

Pridham must have been fairly decent He survived several GMs Chayka & Sundin have limited management experience They will need to hire some experienced help. Pridham’s departure increases the demand that they do so and soon with July 1 not far away

That opened the scoring Minutes later, here's the shorthanded series winner:

Here's all the forwards who won a Conn Smythe and their career playoff ppg with Marner inserted ConnSmythe Winner Playoff PPG 01 Wayne Gretzky 1.84 02 Mario Lemieux 1.61 03 Connor McDavid 1.53 04 Mark Messier 1.25 05 Mike Bossy 1.24 06 Sidney Crosby 1.11 07 Jean Beliveau 1.09 08 Joe...

From the transcript: I don't think his responses are very sinister or unreasonable. If Matthews wants to win a Cup in his career (and I think he does), there are a number of NHL cities at this stage of his career, while bearing in mind the current circumstances of this team, that can probably...

Quote with more context here: https://www.nhl.com/news/auston-matthews-cant-predict-his-future-with-toronto I didn't have a problem with it. He is intent on returning next season. If they retool, maybe Matthews hangs around. If they go total rebuild, he'd probably go elsewhere to try to win a...

I suspect he was just getting the coach's take on the season first hand Obviously, it was the team that lost the season. Not 100% Berube's fault. I'm sure Berube had some thoughts worthy of consideration and could update them with his opinion on what they tried and why or what they didn't try...

We do have something to be thankful for: without Berube, we probably wouldn't have the first overall pick - or any pick in the first round.

According to Pelley, the Leafs GM had to get MLSE board approval to fire Berrube. I found Berube likeable so I'm sorry on that level. He does have 2 more years on his contract. It seemed pretty clear that it had to be done. I'm sure they got some credible input from him on what went wrong which...

Many Leafs fans and media seem to realize this. Seems pretty obvious. But the springtime musical chairs for coaches is well underway. The best ones tend to get the empty chairs first. The coaches for the final four are not likely to provide another empty seat. I'd prefer a rebuild but it is not...

Seattle struggled but McMann in Seattle - second in team scoring, .78ppg, 10 goals in 18 games, in on over 30% of their goals, +/- 0 Leafs power play struggled until they made a coaching change.

Seems to be when the cap rise is large ...

I haven't got time to look it up but someone noted Roy's numbers in Colorado - roughly a somewhat similar story. Rielly too has suffered under Berube. Many thought they would miss Marner but no one thought they were a 28th place team based upon the talent they had. Aside from MLSE pinching...

15 of the 27 Leafs who appeared in the NHL this season and are RFAs or under contract for next season, entered the league after Chayka left Arizona. Chayka was forthright admitting he had a lot to learn about the players. That, Berube's disposition and Matthews uncertain future would limit what...

Here's the whole interview. I thought Chayka handled himself pretty well

His regular season ppg is .58, His playoff ppg is .67. Usually, a players ppg drops 10+% or so in the playoffs. Between 2016-2025, he leads the Leafs in playoff +/- His hits per 60 and blocked shots per 60 go substantially up in the playoffs. Beyond the stats, he usually appears to step up his...

I find assessing NHL goalies really difficult (almost crazy). So I'm not the best person to say what I am about to say. I did take a close look at Stolarz at the start of the 2025-26 season. His team hung him out to dry. Brutal team defense. But I think Stolarz would improve the Oilers...