The new era of Maple Leafs hockey is officially here — and we have a lot to unpack.On this week's episode of The Leafs Lab Podcast, we start with a full breakdown of the Leafs' press conference and the Toronto media's embarrassing performance

before diving deep into the John Chayka hiring — what it means, what the risks are, and what the best and worst case scenarios look like

Then we turn to Mats Sundin and what his role could realistically mean for the culture of this franchise

Keith Pelley, as per usual, couldn't help himself

we get into that too. From there, we look at what the best and worst teams in the league can teach the Leafs about the direction they need to go

before shifting our attention to the draft lottery and what's at stake for Toronto

We close things out with the question of how much would a new coach actually improve this team

and finish with a response to Frank Seravalli's spineless tampering article