Maple Leafs Interview Franchise Legend Amid Front Office Shakeup

Friedman revealed that the Leafs chiefs are set to meet with Mats Sundin, the franchise’s record scorer, about a potential position within the hockey department.

“Sportsnet has learned that ownership will meet with the Maple Leafs’ all-time leading scorer, Mats Sundin, as soon as Friday about a role in the hockey department,” Friedman wrote. “An advisory role — or something along those lines — is being discussed.”

The report also notes that there is mutual interest in a reunion, though the specifics of Sundin's final role, if hired, remain undefined.

The news was later confirmed by multiple other outlets, including The Athletic's Chris Johnston, who reported that Sundin is in Toronto and expected to sit down with team ownership as part of the process.

Sundin, who served as the Maple Leafs captain for 13 seasons and finished his stint in Toronto with 987 points in 981 games, has largely stayed out of NHL-related roles since retiring but has maintained ties to the organization.

“Toronto’s management and coaches have taken me in, and it has been incredibly nice,” Sundin said in 2023. “Toronto has meant so incredibly much to my career; I was there for 13 years and the captain. Toronto is my second home; we live in Stockholm, but when I come there, it’s like coming home.”

The Maple Leafs have not had a president of hockey operations since 2025, when Brendan Shanahan left the franchise after holding that role from 2014 on.