Leafs Front Office 2026-27
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lamajama
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Interesting article in The Atheltic today on the disfunction inside the Leafs. Even if there is some exaggerations
or speculations and some half-truths it's pretty damning. Like Harold Ballard disfunction-level. I'm not sure
how this is going to attract players to Toronto even when they over-pay them....
or speculations and some half-truths it's pretty damning. Like Harold Ballard disfunction-level. I'm not sure
how this is going to attract players to Toronto even when they over-pay them....
dappleganger
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herman
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I think GM-ChatGPT or GeMini is pretty fun material. That does basically amount to letting your most vocal fans operate the GM buttons.
What I think MLSE was trying to do (unsuccessfully because of the troglodytes in hockey ops' decision layer?), was get them working with the data and the dev-ops side (Humza Teherany's department) to help digest the reams of data now available to hockey teams, and try to distill patterns and trends and insights and empower their hockey decisions. MLSE has way more resources at its disposal to invest in these tools and should try to leverage them for an advantage while it's advantageous.
The Leafs have full access to the puck/player tracking data; they have their own biometric harness data; they have Clearsight analytics, Sportlogiq, and whatever other homebrew data tracking they already do. The current platforms of Claude, etc. can really blend and crunch that stuff into actionable recommendations from on-the-fly or off-the-wall queries, or create apps for coaching/dev/scouting staff for data intake + calling up curated data about a particular player, or flagging biomechnical issues as they hit thresholds. Ultimately, a human mind with hockey know-how and matched video evidence should make those decisions, but there's no reason to not use all the tools at your disposal to surface potential benefit from the noise of the data. It's just the Analytics Wars of the early 2000/10s but with more data than just event tracking of shot attempts.
Caveat: I hate generative AI slop more than I hate Mitch Marner.
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dappleganger
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Maybe this AI GM thing ain't that bad...
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Arn
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Would love Sundin to have some kind of role with a bit of heft.
As for Domi, he’s overpaid more than anything. I think role could be had for him if he was earning a lot less.
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The Sundin thing mostly feels like a "we need to do something quick to make fans happy" move... and it'll probably work.
dappleganger
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I'm starting to come around to Mike Gillis but I think I'd prefer him as President with another GM below him.
If Carolina gets bounce I want the Leafs to poach Eric Tulsky as President and GM. Carolina is known for being "frugal" with their front office. I'm assume the Leafs could outspend them. Let's give Tully some resources to work with.
If Carolina gets bounce I want the Leafs to poach Eric Tulsky as President and GM. Carolina is known for being "frugal" with their front office. I'm assume the Leafs could outspend them. Let's give Tully some resources to work with.
Guilt Trip
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Guru Tugginmypuddah
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I resemble that comment.
Other than Gillis and maybe Ross Mahoney (who hasn't been discussed much and I don't know a ton about him but his experience seems intriguing) I really wouldn't want any of those names listed being hired for the very top job. Guys like Chayka, Hardy, maybe Pronger I could have time for but only as GMs with a Gillis or Mahoney as POHO.
I saw it was suggested I think in the Athletic that the Leafs might stretch this out until after the 1st round of playoffs to see if anyone from an eliminated team shakes loose. That might not be the worst idea. You could also just put Gillis in as POHO and take a little more time with the GM hiring.