Leafs Front Office 2026 | Official: Sundin & Chayka to lead front office

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

How so if Chayka reports to Pelley?

Maybe a better setup with GM having direct access to the decision makers. I don't know.

Having an autonomous POHO and GM is not happening.

 

[Zee]

Sigh.

Well. Maybe they can curry some early favour by sacking Berube as their first act/announcement.

Watch Berube be front and center at the presser. I wouldn't put anything past this sad sack organization

 

[Chris]

Well, we all criticized Treliving for not doing anything while the season spiraled out of control. In contrast, Chayka sounds like a wheeler and dealer so maybe that will provide some entertainment.

 

[Zee]

I really don't understand. I have NEVER seen a move so universally panned by both media and fans alike. It's as if MLSE is trolling us. How is this even possible??

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

I really don't understand. I have NEVER seen a move so universally panned by both media and fans alike. It's as if MLSE is trolling us. How is this even possible??

It seems as though Chayka is ruthless. This could be good. Or it could end in tears.

I give the Leafs some credit in trying something a little unorthodox instead of recycling some other GM.

 

[Joe S.]

I really don't understand. I have NEVER seen a move so universally panned by both media and fans alike. It's as if MLSE is trolling us. How is this even possible??

Because Pelley is an executive idiot.

I don't want to get into a rant but I've worked just under the executive level in financial services for over 25 years and I can't begin to explain the stupid decisions these guys make, and Pelley sounds exactly like alot of the people I've had to deal with. These guys just keep failing upwards.

 

[Joe S.]

I give the Leafs some credit in trying something a little unorthodox instead of recycling some other GM.

But they just did recycle a GM.

 

[Joe S.]

Maybe a better setup with GM having direct access to the decision makers. I don't know.

Having an autonomous POHO and GM is not happening.

Honestly I just don't get this structure at all.

 

[herman]

Sundin is here as the enforcer; no actionable title power, but tremendous soft power in his role, reach, and reputation. Whatever decisions are made in hockey ops, be it play on ice or off ice organizational practice, it will have Sundin’s doleful stare behind it.

The superstars basically steamrolled Dubas, Keefe, Treliving, Berube, and to some degree Babcock/Lamoriello, all enabled by Shanahan.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

But they just did recycle a GM.

A guy that has not been in the NHL for the past six years. Recycle for me is more like Trevilling, fired yesterday hired today.

 

[Joe S.]

A guy that has not been in the NHL for the past six years. Recycle for me is more like Trevilling, fired yesterday hired today.

Fair enough - I don't completely agree but I get your point.

 

[ZBBM]

I guess the triple bank shot best case scenario is that all the years of following the NHL script hasn't worked so why not go completely off the board.

I will say, the stakes are much lower now than even 3 or 4 years ago. Their window of contention is just about closed anyway you look at it so sure, take a run at the moon over the next two years and then start from scratch.

Why my idol Mats Sundin signed on for this, at this particular time, is the biggest head scratcher of all, to me.