Leafs Interview Internal Options as Coaching Search Gets Serious

Toronto is doing what Toronto always does when the stakes rise - turning every coaching conversation into a citywide audit. The Leafs have reportedly interviewed internal candidates along with Derek Lalonde and Lane Lambert, which tells you the search is moving from polite background noise to actual decision time. When a team starts mixing familiar faces with outside names, the real question is not who is available, but who can survive the pressure cooker.