Mats Sundin

Nylander makes it clear he wants to stay in Toronto — but his commitment raises bigger questions about Matthews and the Maple Leafs’ core.

Top-down vs collaborative leadership in the NHL, the Leafs debate, and why winning shapes how we judge both systems.

Hockey didn’t evolve in a vacuum—so why is its leadership still shaped by private ownership thinking? A Maple Leafs case study.

Maple Leafs move on from Berube, but the real story is how the coaching search could reshape the entire organization from within.

Steve Simmons shook the room, and suddenly the Leafs’ new era feels louder, riskier, and under pressure before it even begins.

Sundin and Chayka is an odd Leafs pairing—but there’s a real case this mix of credibility and analytics could actually work.

Maple Leafs introduce Chayka and Sundin in a clear reset moment—new structure, same pressure, and everything still comes down to results in spring.

Leafs move quickly behind the scenes, with Sundin and Chayka emerging as key pieces in a potential front-office reset.

Matthews isn’t loud, but he leads like Sundin—calm, steady, and fiercely competitive. Friedman says there’s never been a doubt that he wants to win.