Keith Pelley

I won't reveal who I've talked to that were close to the process.

There have been countless erroneous reports and inaccurate information over the past six weeks, you know, including... And we just didn't want to comment on them.

But, you know, including...

Some that I was using AI during the trade deadline.

And Neil is John's agent.

Preposterous, right?

All of it.

And Ty wasn't involved in the process whatsoever.

It's another erroneous rumor.

I honestly believe that we didn't have the alignment, we didn't have the culture, we didn't have the structure that we needed to be successful.

And you can point to a number of issues, Ree, this year.

I'm not going to talk about injuries.

The only thing that I would say is we need to be better.

We need to be able to adapt quicker.

And we definitely...

Didn't see the train coming, which was the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens, and how strong those two teams are.

The way I look at it is a rebuild is needed when you...

are starting from scratch.

We all know that Toronto Maple Leafs have foundational pieces in place.

So as a result, with those foundational pieces in place, if we're able to surround them with the right culture, with the right structure, with the right personnel, both on and off the ice, then I would say that we would be in a retool, not in a rebuild.