Is this a blatant attempt at bringing in page views? Well, yeah, of course it is. Look, it’s the off-season for the Tampa Bay Lightning, so why not lean into it? Now, that we have that out of the way, let’s talk about the big news that dropped in the NHL on Thursday. As many were speculating, the Toronto Maple Leafs made a change after getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs.
Was it their new general manager, Brad Treliving? Nope.
Did they trade Mitch Marner? Nope.
Did the owners get together and finally get rid of the man who has been there since the start of their latest rebuild – the president and alternate governor, Brandon Shanahan?