MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 07: President Brendan Shanahan and assistant general manager Hayley Wickenheiser of the Toronto Maple Leafs talk prior to Round One of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on July 07, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs spent the vast majority of the time before hiring Brendan Shanahan as a complete and utter joke.
Despite being an Original Six Franchise with unlimited money, the Toronto Maple Leafs were an avatar of failure and bad decision making, poor thinking and stupidity.