Top insider reveals Maple Leafs front office is in disarray

TSN's Chris Johnston revealed tensions are high in Toronto as the front office feels the weight of a failing season on their shoulders with little relief ahead.

Right now, the Maple Leafs are mired in the middle of a three-game losing streak and are losers of five of their last six games. Ravaged with injuries, a lack of ability to make any substantial moves, and underwhelming production - things are tough to say the least.

There was so much hope heading into this year but the similarities to last season can't be ignored and without a quick turnaround or something to bust them out of their funk, it's going to get worse before it gets better.

Maple Leafs front office in turmoil as season falls apart

The Maple Leafs front office has to be feeling the pressure right now, and John Chayka's master plan seems to be falling apart in plain sight. According to TSN's Chris Johnston - that's absolutely the case:

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Per the insider, the Maple Leafs front office is in disarray with many trying to figure out how to navigate the current situation, and they are feeling the pressure to do something to salvage the season after such a swift downfall.

Things were supposed to be different this year, as the team added a slew of new faces to round out the bottom-six, just added Sergei Bobrovsky to help solidify the crease, and managed a blockbuster deal for Kirill Marchenko a day before the season started.

But it's safe to say that those moves haven't all been great so far this year.

Chayka's offseason spending spree is coming back to bite him

Though the team did end up making some good moves this season, it has cost them in a lot of aspects that are haunting them. They already needed to trade Emil Andrae to make the Marchenko trade work, and sent out both Dennis Hildeby and Joseph Woll out of town to make room for Bobrovsky.

Both goalies are doing great, especially Woll who is in an unenviable situation in Philadelphia meanwhile Andrae could have been a great defensive piece but he can't be brought in.

All those signings handicapped the Maple Leafs from making any moves thanks to the tagging rules put in place by the CBA. Only specific players make sense and those are few and far between - especially game-changers.

Spending $16-million on the bottom-six was a lofty plan that is coming back to haunt John Chayka and the Maple Leafs, and his gamble on Bobrovksy hasn't paid off in the slightest.

There's still time to turn it around, but the pressure's most certainly on now.

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