Leafs Part Ways With GM as Rebuild Backslides
Brad Treliving’s tenure as Toronto Maple Leafs GM is portrayed as a regression: costly deadline trades (notably for Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton that cost two first-round picks and Fraser Minten) and a string of marginal signings failed to move the needle, while inaction on defense and a top-six winger left the roster aging and worse off, contributing to a playoff-less season and raising the risk of Auston Matthews leaving; the situation at Leafs leadership under Keith Pelley is cited as dysfunctional, prompting his firing just before a pivotal stretch.