Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waMay 20, 2015, Leafs yakazivisa nezvokunyorwa kwaMike Babcock aidiwa zvikuru, mukwikwidzi weStanley Cup uye akahwina menduru yegoridhe yeOlympic kaviri neTeam Canada, semurairidzi mukuru mutsva wechikwata. Babcock akabvuma chibvumirano chakataurwa chemakore masere, $50 miriyoni, achiva murairidzi anobhadharwa zvakanyanya munhoroondo yeNHL. Pachando, Leafs, inotungamirirwa naShanahan (pamwe chete naKyle Dubas weGM uye Mark Hunter) vakanyora Mitch Marner weToronto-nzvimbo yechina zvachose mu
2015 dhizaini uye yakatengesa kumberi Phil Kessel, mutungamiri weLeafs 'anotungamira mwaka wega wega wemwaka wake mitanhatu muchikwata, kuenda kuPittsburgh Penguins pasuru yaisanganisira yekutanga-kutenderera uye tarisiro Kasperi Kapanen. Musi waChikunguru 24, 2015, maLeafs akahaya kwenguva yakareba New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello kuti ashande munzvimbo imwechete nemaLeafs.