Maple Leafs give head coach Craig Berube the boot after a miserable season, GM change

Well, now it's official: Craig Berube has been let go.

Obviously, when a team's division, some changes need to be made, and one of the first of those changes was parting ways with Berube.

His first season ended with a second-round playoff elimination, so obviously, this season was a massive step in the wrong direction.

"Craig is a tremendous coach and an even better person," Chayka said in a statement. "This decision is more reflective of an organizational shift and an opportunity for a fresh start than it is an evaluation of Craig. We are grateful for his leadership, professionalism and commitment to the Maple Leafs organization and wish Craig and his family nothing but the best moving forward."

Those talks with Matthews are hugely important as well. The 28-year-old has two years left on his deal, and Chayka has to decide how he factors into the team's plans, or if Matthews even wants to stay in Toronto.