Before embarking on a new season, some old business to clear up, via Brendan Shanahan. 

The deposed president of the Maple Leafs didn’t think his “Shanaplan” was the expensive failure that two playoff series wins in nine years might indicate, reminding Prime Video’s _Faceoff: Inside the NHL_ series that he left the Bay Street house a lot more stable than he found it in 2014. 

“I’m disappointed that I wasn’t able to finish the job, but I think we’ve rebuilt the Leafs,” he said in a piece shot soon after his spring firing. “Sure, you’re going to have decisions that you’d like to have back (Mike Babcock? Kyle Dubas? Mitch Marner? He wasn’t pressed on that), but I think what we’ve built, I’m confident that they can still get the job done. 

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