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# Wednesday's FTB: Day 66 of the Chayka era turned out weirder than expected
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/wednesdays-ftb-day-66-of-the-chayka-era-turned-out-weirder-than-expected/
- Published: 2026-07-08T10:00:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-08T10:00:07.000Z
- Description: A little 'bro you know' on the staff hires helps keep it all hockey-typical, though.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: From The Branches

Oh, no, the Leafs hired the enemy! Maybe they can trade for Ridly Greig, hire Arturs Irbe and sign a bunch of Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning players. 

Anyhow, there's not that many things the Leafs have left before the long, hot summer. It will be fun when training camp starts and everyone remembers Alfie is here. 

[Daniel Alfredsson defects to the Maple LeafsWord is he was smuggled out of Ottawa in an Uber.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/PPP-Goalie-Logo_RGB-28ec6860-d6e8-4773-8bea-6694f674819b.png)PPP LeafsCathy Squires![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/photo-1641122669951-3e2aff778d3b-78396344-f080-4359-8df1-47932263113a)](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/daniel-alfredsson-defects-to-the-maple-leafs/)

And as mentioned, every hire has a bro who knows him on the Leafs staff. Usually Jim Hiller, or in Alfie's case (I'm going to keep calling him that to annoy people) a bro of a bro. 

With John Gruden moving up to the Leafs bench, someone has to take over the Marlies, we'll see who that is. 

In other news, not that there is any much...

[Senators confirm signing of Claude Giroux![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/sn_favicon-afe0e244-3cae-49f1-b763-8b5157b2862c.ico)Sportsnet.caSportsnet Staff![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/Giroux-89764053-83f7-4c89-a135-1ee0e04149d5.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-confirm-signing-of-claude-giroux/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

[AHL’s Hamilton Hammers introduce Jay McKee as head coach, unveil jerseys![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/icon/sn_favicon-c3232603-0484-4d6d-9155-7f2fd8cf349c.ico)Sportsnet.caCanadian Press![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/thumbnail/ahl-hamilton-62e5e511-26c5-418c-959e-44d8c02c0074.jpg)](https://www.sportsnet.ca/ahl/article/ahls-hamilton-hammers-introduce-jay-mckee-as-head-coach-unveil-jerseys/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

That's all for now, who knows what Chayka will do, though.