Ex-NHL Coaches See The Maple Leafs at a Crossroads

Two former NHL coaches are weighing in on what comes next for Toronto, and that usually means the Maple Leafs have entered their favorite annual state of controlled chaos. Once the ex-coaches start talking, you know the conversation has moved past slogans and into the kind of detail that makes management squirm. Toronto never gets to just be Toronto, which is exactly why every new theory around this team lands with extra noise.