Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly just let go of 11 longtime employees

The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing everything they can to look like a new team next season — both on and off the ice.

According to a report from the Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan, the Maple Leafs parted ways with 11 longtime employees. The cuts include several executives and members of the scouting department, as new general manager John Chayka continues to reshape the franchise.

Among those let go were assistant general manager Darryl Metcalf, director of player personnel Dave Morrison and director of amateur scouting Mark Leach.

Metcalf joined the Maple Leafs as an analyst in 2014 before working his way up to assistant general manager in 2022. He played a key role in the club's analytics department before Chayka's arrival. With the new GM, Metcalf's role was possibly seen as redundant.

Morrison was the longest-tenured executive to be let go.

He joined the organization in 2004 as an amateur scout and spent more than two decades with the Maple Leafs, serving as director of player personnel in recent years.

Leach's stint in Toronto was a lot shorter.

He was hired in 2024 by former general manager Brad Treliving to serve as director of amateur scouting after spending 20 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, where he helped build teams that won four Stanley Cups.

The latest moves suggest MLSE president and CEO Keith Pelley and Chayka are committed to not only retooling the roster, but the front office as well.

Maple Leafs GM John Chayka and MLSE president Keith Pelley. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)

Chayka addressed the mass dismissal in a statement saying the decision to part ways with "valued colleagues" is part of the team's ongoing evaluation of the organization.

"These decisions were not easy and are not a reflection of the commitment of the impacted people. We are sincerely grateful for everything they have contributed to this organization and wish them nothing but the very best in the future," the statement reads.

Metcalf is the fourth assistant general manager to leave the franchise since May, joining Hayley Wickenheiser, Brandon Pridham, and Derek Clancey.

Leafs fans could be in for a very different product come October.