About this episode

The episode discusses the Toronto Maple Leafs' draft lottery win and provides an in-depth analysis of John Chayka's tenure as GM of the Arizona Coyotes.

Today, we discuss the Leafs stroke of good luck in their draft lottery win. We follow it up with a long deep dive into John Chayka's history as GM of the Arizona Coyotes, and what it might mean for his tenure as the Leafs GM. Timestamps: [0:00] Draft lottery reactions [13:48] What will Mats Sundin's role be in the Leafs front office? [18:30] What do we know about the process that led to the Leafs hiring John Chayka as their lead decision maker? [33:33] A long deep dive into John Chayka's moves as Coyotes GM

People in this episode

Hosts: Arvind, Acting the Fulemin

Topics covered

• draft lottery
• John Chayka
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• Arizona Coyotes
• NHL
• hockey management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arizona Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs

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