Pierre LeBrun

no question i mean there's a bunch of teams i could put in that boat but you know i i certainly i mean if you're going to ask me where i think 97 will ultimately lean i don't think he's you know gotten to the end of that rope and there's discussions with his agent but i i do think there's at least another year for mcdavid in your market i think that

Deep down, I think that this team has a chance to rebound if they can thread the needle this offseason.

This is still a team that can take a shot at it.

So that would be my prediction.

We'll see whether or not I'm right, but I don't think this is the offseason where he leaves.

By the way, he may never leave the Hall, as we know.

But that's fine.

But they need a strong offseason, right?

I mean, there's pressure...

on Stan Bowman and Jeff Jackson and management to go out and fix some of these issues.

And it's easier said than done.

But again, I could say that for, boy, what an offseason that awaits the Maple Leafs to draw on a new management.

They've got big decisions.

Austin Matthews is deliberating his future.

I mean, it's a fascinating offseason in a whole bunch of spots.

Strutty, what do you make?

You think something else can happen in Toronto in the next couple days or what?

I mean, listen, McKenna seems like the consensus won.

But what I like this for the Leafs, Strutty, is it gives them options now.

Because, you know, they had a tough couple days.