Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I te Mei 20, 2015, i kii te Leafs i te utu o te tino rapu a Mike Babcock, he toa Stanley Cup me te toa koura a-Olimpiki e rua me Team Canada, hei kaiako hou mo te roopu. I whakaae a Babcock ki tetahi kirimana e 8 tau, $ 50 miriona, ka noho ko ia te kaiako utu nui rawa atu i roto i te hitori o te NHL. I runga i te hukapapa, ko te Leafs, i arahina e Shanahan (me te mahi GM a Kyle Dubas me Mark Hunter) i tuhi i a Mitch Marner no te rohe o Toronto i te tuawha o te tau 2015
I whakawhitihia e ia a Phil Kessel, te kaiarahi kaute a te Leafs mo ia o ana tau e 6 i te kapa, ki te Pittsburgh Penguins mo te kohinga e whakauru ana i te kowhiringa tuatahi me te tumanako a Kasperi Kapanen. I te Hōngongoi 24, 2015, i utua e te Leafs te New Jersey Devils GM Lou Lamoriello mo te wa roa ki te mahi i taua kaha ki te Leafs.