Toronto Maple Leafs management stress they will look at “everything” this offseason to improve the hockey club after another playoff disappointment.
MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley, Maple Leafs President, Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan and General Manager Brad Treliving spoke to reporters in Etobicoke on Friday after the Leafs suffered another first-round exit from the NHL playoffs this year.
Shanahan – who has served 10 years at the helm – told reporters, “Accountability is on me” as questions swirl around the future of the current roster of four highly-paid forwards.
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“I believe that there are times when you talk about patience, and I still believe that there are times when patience is the suitable call. However, when you see patterns persist and the results don’t change, you have to adjust the way that you think about things,” he said.
“We will look at everything this summer and we will consider everything this summer, all with the intention of the one thing that we are here for, which is to make the Maple Leafs better and to win.”
Friday’s news conference comes after the Leafs parted ways with head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday, adding they will immediately begin the search for a new head coach.
— More to come.
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