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'Game-Changer': After Landing McKenna, New-Look Maple Leafs Eyeing Quick Rebound

The Maple Leafs beat the odds to win the NHL draft lottery, securing the right to select winger Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick in June.
Following a disappointing 2025-26 season, newly-hired general manager John Chayka and senior executive adviser of hockey operations Mats Sundin initiated a roster reload to reshape the organization.
Toronto inked two-time Stanley Cup winner Sergei Bobrovsky to patrol the crease with Anthony Stolarz, while adding defenceman Darren Raddysh, Jack Roslovic, Colton Sissons, Nick Paul, Brandon Duhaime, and Teddy Blueger.
Captain Auston Matthews called having veteran netminder Bobrovsky in the fold "an absolute treat," while additions from former rival Tampa Bay bring professional focus to the locker room.
Living with captain John Tavares, 18-year-old McKenna remains focused on the upcoming season, describing intense media attention as "a blessing in disguise" that motivates his work.

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'Game-changer': After landing McKenna, new-look Maple Leafs eyeing quick rebound

TORONTO - William Nylander was hanging out up top in a private suite.

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‘Game-changer’: After landing McKenna, new-look Maple Leafs eyeing quick rebound

TORONTO — William Nylander was hanging out up top in a private suite. The Maple Leafs winger's brother and the Toronto Marlies were battling in an American Hockey League playoff game on the ice below. It was early May. The NHL draft lottery was set for...

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