The Toronto Maple Leafs, Wednesday night’s win notwithstanding, are hardly in a good place. The club is still in the Eastern Conference cellar and doesn’t look quite ready to climb out of it. Fortunately, the race is so tight that a decent winning streak could catapult the Leafs back into the race.
But that possibility doesn’t mask the fact that Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving had a share of misses this offseason. That sentiment is echoed by insider Chris Johnston, who firmly places Treliving in the hot seat.
In his November 25 mailbag in The Athletic, Johnston had this to say about Treliving and the hot seat:
“The Leafs started this season talking about a Stanley Cup pursuit and currently find themselves in the Eastern Conference basement.