Maple Leafs officially hiring Mats Sundin, John Chayka to lead front office

Multiple sources point out the Maple Leafs are anticipated to announce their new hockey management later this afternoon, with a media convention on Monday.

The Maple Leafs will announce they’ve employed Mats Sundin, who returns to the group as Senior Executive Advisor, Hockey Operations. It’s a full-time dedication; He and his household are shifting to Toronto.

John Chayka is the brand new basic supervisor.

No different additions or modifications are deliberate for Monday.

One of the massive questions is construction: How is that this going to work? No doubt extra will probably be defined once they meet with the media, however, as I perceive it, the aim is for Sundin and Chayka to current a united front in making selections. We’re additionally going to study extra about their historical past, as, apparently, they first met on the 2012 Memorial Cup. (I requested round on the weekend, there are not any plans for Tie Domi to be a part of the group.)

Ultimately, nonetheless, there have to be somebody who has the ultimate say and stories instantly to MLSE President & CEO Keith Pelley. That is Chayka. The place the group marketed in its interview course of was “head of hockey operations,” and that is what Chayka will probably be.

We’ll study extra on Monday, however Sundin/Chayka is the brand new duo on the prime of the Maple Leafs’ mountain.