Overview
- Treliving was fired Monday hours before Toronto’s road game in Anaheim, ending his tenure late in a season sliding out of playoff contention.
- At a Tuesday news conference, MLSE CEO Keith Pelley said deep analysis showed the team lacked alignment and structure and that the club must chart a new course under different leadership.
- Assistant GMs Brandon Pridham and Ryan Hardy are running day‑to‑day operations while Pelley conducts an exhaustive search for a data‑centric head of hockey operations he hopes to hire by late May or early June, and that hire will decide coach Craig Berube’s future.
- Toronto is 32‑30‑13 after an overtime win in Anaheim and sits near the bottom of the Atlantic Division with captain Auston Matthews out for the season following knee surgery.
- Pelley ruled out tanking and said the roster needs more draft picks and prospects, a stance that looms large with a 2026 first‑rounder set to go to Boston unless it lands in the top five.