Insider Shuts Down Maple Leafs-Woodcroft Rumor Mill

Toronto rumor season never really ends, but this one appears to have hit a wall. An NHL insider is pushing back on reports linking the Maple Leafs and Jay Woodcroft, which is exactly the kind of correction that matters when the coaching carousel starts spinning. The Leafs always attract noise, and most of it has more smoke than fire, so separating the two is part of the job.