The Toronto Maple Leafs are all in on a rebuild.
The much publicized shake up of the franchise is set to get under way ‘swiftly.’ After another disappointing finish to the season, the Leafs are to roll in the changes right after their season comes to a close, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger.
"Expect Leafs personnel changes to be made swiftly. No specifics, but dragging the process out isn't likely." @DarrenDreger
A 26th placed finish has proved to be the final straw for management of a team that has seen post season hockey just once in the past ten years.
The rebuild will almost certainly begin with interim head coach Peter Horachek who has registered just nine wins in 42 games (9-29-4) since taking over for Randy Carlyle on January 9th of this year. However, there’s no shortage of speculation surrounding the team’s core players such as Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf who earlier in the week expressed his disappointment at not being traded to the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline.
Reports have documented that no player is safe in the Leaf’s rebuild other that a few youngsters, most notably Morgan Rielly.
The Leafs closed out their season Saturday night against the Montreal Canadiens and several reports claim expect moves 'as early as Monday'.
