Maple Leafs win 2026 NHL draft lottery
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Getting McKenna will make a huge impact for 2027-28 and beyond, the kind of lottery-ball bounce that can turn a franchise around.
The NHL trade rumors around the Toronto Maple Leafs keep increasing as we see the names of Auston Matthews and William Nylander that reportedly highlighted big areas of weakness on the team during exit meetings in the offseason.
On his first day on the job, GM John Chayka was given some good fortune as the Toronto Maple Leafs won the NHL draft lottery. But there are still major questions that Chayka must answer this off-season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have entered a new era with John Chayka as general manager, and early signs point to Auston Matthews as his top priority. On Sunday, Chayka was named the 19th GM of the franchise,
Toronto Sun reporter Steve Simmons went viral for his direct questions to Keith Pelley that left the Maple Leafs President and CEO struggling to find the right words while sitting next to his newly hired general manager John Chayka. “We talked about the due diligence that you did on John prior to hiring him, and now hiring him,” Simmons said.
The Maple Leafs forward has not been given a qualifying offer by Toronto yet, but he already knows what he'd do with it.
As the Toronto Maple Leafs look for their next GM, one thing is clear: the new GM can't hand out no-trade or no-movement clauses like they're candy.