Frank Seravalli

I want to know, in spite of all those things...

What exactly did Keith Pelley learn about John Chayka that made him want to hire him?

And that part, I don't know that we did.

I've been told repeatedly, even though Keith Pelley denied it again today, that John Chayka has been represented by Neal Glassberg.

Chase Glassberg, actually, according to his LinkedIn page, did not work or overlap with John Chase in Arizona.

Yeah, but he doesn't connect.

He does not conduct searches, though.

He does not conduct searches.

The only word that I can come up with is this is a reach.

You know, I'm all for second chances, and long before he was a candidate in Edmonton, I had been...

pounding my fist on the table for Stan Bowman and Joel Quenville to both be reinstated by the NHL and that they deserved a second chance for the work that they had put in in light of the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal.

So it would be hypocritical of me to sit here and say that John Chayka does not deserve a second chance.

However, I think there's a difference between getting another shot and being handed the keys to the kingdom.

And when you are named general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs and chief hockey operations decision maker, that's a whole different level.

This is one of the crown jewel franchises in the league.

And with that, there's an immense responsibility

And a couple things.

One, John Chayka has never worked in hockey since being banned by the commissioner for a calendar year.

And two, no other candidate that was up for this job, at least that we are publicly aware of, has any of the same baggage.

So not only do you not have a track record for success, you didn't work your way back up through the league or make amends at any point over these last five calendar years.