Leafs Kick the Tires on a Burned-Out Vet as Chayka Keeps Digging

Toronto is taking interviews on a 1,300-game veteran, which tells you this front office is still hunting for answers and not afraid to kick every tire in the lot. John Chayka’s fingerprints are all over the process, and that usually means the Leafs are looking for more than just name value. The “recently tired” part is doing a lot of work here, because teams do not bring in mileage like that unless they think there is still something useful left in the tank.