Outlining Leafs' Next Steps with John Chayka & Mats Sundin
5/4/202648 min
Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Sam McKee share their thoughts on the Montreal Canadiens' Game 7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, head coach Jon Cooper's post-game comments, and Martin St. Louis rallying his team after their win. Then, New Toronto Maple Leafs' General Manager John Chayka and Senior Executive Advisor of Hockey Operations Mats Sundin (11:00) joins Nick and Justin in-studio to discuss working in the city, their relationship with each other since the Memorial Cup days, the hiring process and agreeing to work together, the next steps for the organization and roster, the timeline to constructing a Stanley Cup winning team, Sundin's role during a season, culture in the locker room, Auston Matthews' future, if a clean slate is on the horizon, how Chayka could use analytics in his job, and Mats returning to the Leafs' organization.
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