Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka to meet with Auston Matthews in Arizona, and with Craig Berube this weekend
OverDrive: Pierre LeBrun said on TSN 1050 radio that Toronto Maple Leafs GM John Chayka will be meeting with Auston Matthews in the coming day in Arizona.
OverDrive: LeBrun said on TSN radio that Chayka will be meeting with head coach Craig Berube this weekend.
@nylanderthews: James Mirtle (The Athletic) on the Leafs Report earlier this week: “I think that if Chayka and Sundin sit down and have really honest, thorough conversations with the players, they will come to the conclusion they need to change the coach”
Mirtle guesses that Auston Matthews doesn’t want to play for head coach Craig Berube.
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Will the San Jose Sharks keep the second overall pick?
Sekeres and Price: Frankie Corrado, talking about the San Jose Sharks and what could they look at if they’d consider moving the second overall pick in the 2026 NHL draft.
Corrado: “I don’t think San Jose makes that pick. I think that pick is part of San Jose’s plan to get better sooner. And that would mean, “Let’s, let’s hear your best offer.’
Do you have someone who’s a foundational piece in your organization who doesn’t fit, and maybe it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. That we can have for our organization, and we will give you that second overall pick. That’s what I think happens with that.”
Blake Price: “What they need is a right-shot defenseman who’s been there, done that. Shown the ability.”
Matt Sekeres: “All situations.”
Price: “Has years still on the runway. Under contract at a predictable number that doesn’t handicap you for the future.”
Sekers: “An a tough, gritty, defensive-minded guy …”
Price: “I can think of a guy.”
Sekeres: “… who’s not inept with the puck.”
Price: “Like a Filip Hronek, perhaps.”
Corrado: “I think they would be thinking bigger than that …”
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Price: “Ohhhhhhhhh.”
Corrado: “… if I were them. I would be thinking bigger than that. I would be thinking.”
Sekeres: “You have no vision.”
Corrado: “I would be thinking if I were them, what does Austin Matthews want to do?”
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