Maple Leafs Schedule Urgent Press Conference with GM Brad Treliving as Major Questions Loom

After not extending the contract of Brendan Shanahan, the Maple Leafs are on the quest for some answers this offseason.

According to David Pagnotta, the Maple Leafs and GM Brad Treliving are going to be calling a media conference on Thursday.

Treliving, who has worked closely and talked with MLSE CEO Keith Pelley in recent weeks, seems to be given a bit more leeway and power going forward.

No idea about what it could be about though, as Pagnotta gives no indication regarding the nature of the presser.

Anything from a Matthew Knies extension, to a Mitch Marner trade, to a new President to replace Brendan Shanahan is on the table.

Besides the obvious regarding contracts like Marner and Tavares, the Maple Leafs have already made it clear that they won't try to rush and sign a replacement for Shanahan, and there's a new offseason plan for the team according to MLSE CEO Keith Pelley.

But it truly is an unknown as to what the long conversation and meetings were about. They've been talking for nearly two straight days, and while fans have had a bit of fun at their expense, it does make you wonder what the urgency is.

Jokes aside, clearly Treliving and Pelley both want to get things started on the right foot, and giving the media as much transparency as possible with their plans will certainly help.

Until Thursday however, we won't know exactly what could go down. It makes for interesting television (well, streaming nowadays), and will no doubt have Leafs fans either excited, or deflated for the upcoming 2025-26 season.