John Chayka

Thanks, everyone, for coming down.

I know it was short notice.

Appreciate you guys coming out.

I just want to start off by thanking Craig Brube and his family for their contributions to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

I got to spend some time with Craig.

He's a great man, a very good coach, did a lot of good things here.

That's not lost on me.

I told him myself I hope to lead with the same class and grace that he did in his time here.

Moving forward, we felt like after reviewing the organization and spending some time in the facility and meeting with staff, we felt like this was the right decision on the path ahead.

It was an organizational decision.

It was not a verdict on Craig's coaching.

I think that stands for itself.

And we felt that this was the right decision at this time.

None.

Zero.

I think respect for the process and the candidates.

I don't want to get into that today.

And it also always seems like then it means that Craig was missing something, which I don't think would be fair.

But we'll have a thorough process.

It'll be a wide search.