TORONTO—The face-lift has begun for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“You’re going to have new management, you’re going to have new coaching, and you’re going to have a number of new players,” interim GM Cliff Fletcher said yesterday.
“This is the start of a new era for the Maple Leafs.”
Fletcher fired head coach Paul Maurice yesterday morning—not a total surprise after two years out of the playoffs. The veteran caretaker Fletcher felt it was important for the next GM to start fresh.