Chayka talks Maple Leafs GM role, Matthews, McKenna in NHL.com exclusive

John Chayka, hired as Toronto Maple Leafs general manager on May 3 alongside franchise icon Mats Sundin as senior executive adviser, told NHL.com that captain Auston Matthews is nearly 100 percent physically ready for training camp following surgery to repair a torn MCL in his left knee. The Maple Leafs have made over two dozen personnel changes since missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season, where they finished 15th in the Eastern Conference. Two days after Chayka and Sundin's appointments, Toronto won the NHL Draft Lottery, earning the right to select Penn State forward Gavin McKenna with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.