Kammala wannan magana: A ranar 20 ga Mayu, 2015, Leafs ta sanar da daukar hayar Mike Babcock da ake nema sosai, wanda ya lashe gasar Stanley Cup kuma ya lashe lambar zinare ta Olympics sau biyu tare da Team Canada, a matsayin sabon kocin kungiyar. Babcock ya amince da kwangilar shekaru 8, dala miliyan 50, ya zama kocin da aka fi biya a tarihin NHL. A kan kankara, Leafs, wanda Shanahan ya jagoranci (tare da Kyle Dubas na GM da Mark Hunter) sun rubuta Mitch Marner na 4 na Toronto a cikin
2015 da kuma musayar gaba Phil Kessel, Leafs'shugaban scoring ga kowane daga cikin 6 yanayi a kan tawagar, zuwa Pittsburgh Penguins ga wani kunshin wanda ya hada da wani farko zagaye da kuma mai yiwuwa Kasperi Kapanen. A ranar 24 ga Yuli, 2015, Leafs sun yi hayar tsohon New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello don yin aiki iri ɗaya tare da Leafs.