The announcement immediately sparked speculation as to who exactly it was in the Leafs organization that McIlroy had dinner with. The leading theory is Keith Pelly, the CEO of MLSE and former CEO of the PGA European tour.
The world-class golfer revealed that he learned a few things about the Leafs during the dinner, including that the team is making some big offseason moves to hopefully get them into the Stanley Cup finals next year.
Of course, the team has already made one notable move by firing head coach Sheldon Keefe and replacing him with Craig Berube.
Is this one of the moves McIlroy was referring to? We will never know for sure, but Leafs fans are probably hoping not. After all, a head coach change is about as dime a dozen as they come in the NHL. It is not generally considered a major move, especially when it comes in the offseason.
Changing the bench boss alone likely will not be enough to get the Leafs into the promise land, so hopefully McIlroy heard a couple other things that could happen, but was advised not to reveal to the public. Only time will tell if that was the case or not.
Source: MapleLeafsDailyRory McIlroy has dinner with Leafs management; reveals insider information
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