Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te Mei 20, 2015, i whakaingoatia a Mike Babcock hei kaiako matua hou, a i te Hurae 23, i whakaingoatia a Lou Lamoriello hei kaiwhakahaere matua 16th i roto i te hitori o te kapa. I te Hōngongoi 1, 2015, i whakawhiwhia e te Leafs a Kessel ki te kirimana kaitakaro maha ki te Pittsburgh Penguins hei utu mo nga kaitakaro e toru, tae atu ki a Kasperi Kapanen, he kowhiringa rauna tuatahi, me te kowhiringa rauna tuatoru. I pupuri ano a Toronto i te $ 1.2 miriona o te utu a Kessel mo nga tau e whitu o tana kirimana. I roto i te wa e whai ake nei, i te Hui-tanguru 9, 2016, i whakawhiwhia e te Leafs a Phaneuf ki tetahi atu mahi kaitakaro maha, i whiwhi i nga kaitakaro e wha, tae atu ki te
2017 whiringa tuarua mai i nga Ottawa Senators. I mutu te kapa i te NHL mo te wa tuatahi mai i te wa 1984/85. I muri mai ka wikitoria ratou i te rota tuhi me te whakamahi i te waahanga tuatahi ki te tuhi i a Auston Matthews.