After yet another Game 7 disappointment, significant changes appear all but imminent for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and not just on the ice. Owning one of the NHL’s largest front-offices, reports suggest that the Leafs could shrink those operations down to size, and it started on Thursday with the dismissal of President Brendan Shanahan. Meantime, the organization’s ‘Core Four’ could be dismantled over the coming weeks, with Mitch Marner and John Tavares eligible for Free Agency on July 1st. CFRA Live technical producer Stephen Ellsworth analyzes the successes and failures of ‘The Shanaplan’.

<p>After yet another Game 7 disappointment, significant changes appear all but imminent for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and not just on the ice. Owning one of the NHL&rsquo;s largest front-offices, reports suggest that the Leafs could shrink those operations down to size, and it started on Thursday with the dismissal of President Brendan Shanahan. Meantime, the organization&rsquo;s &lsquo;Core Four&rsquo; could be dismantled over the coming weeks, with Mitch Marner and John Tavares eligible for Free Agency on July 1st. CFRA Live technical producer Stephen Ellsworth analyzes the successes and failures of &lsquo;The Shanaplan&rsquo;.</p>