Kings Poised to Swipe Coach Leafs Nearly Had in Hand

The coaching carousel is spinning again, and Toronto may be watching one of its near-misses land somewhere else. Elliotte Friedman’s report adds a little sting to the story because these are the kinds of hires that can change a room before a puck is even dropped. The Kings are lurking, the Leafs are left doing the math, and this is exactly how front-office second-guessing becomes a summer subplot.