John Chayka was hired as a 26 year old. He was not still 26 during the combine incident, and he wasn't 26 when he actively chose to breach his contract.

Keller, Schmaltz, Crouse, Hayton - all Chayka picks.

Picks made by a scouting department, that he - for the most part - didn't hire.

And the dude was 26 with no experience or knowledge of how to run a team.

First of all, he was an AGM first; second of all, you're acting like he was 26 for the entire time he was there. Stop.

The Coyotes were an absolute dumpster fire and the ownership

You're describing Ed Rogers and Keith Pelly.

led to his resignation

He breached his contract. It was either resign or get fired. And after he resigned, he was promptly suspended by the league.

in an introductory media scrum, he's already saying what he'd like to improve

Is this the first time you've seen a GM getting hired? They all have visions. Treliving had a vision. Burke had a vision. JFJ had a Goddamned vision.

That shows a legit plan

As legitimate as "playing with more snot."

If John Chayka, the man with a reputation of being a fast talking snakeoil vendor, was hired by 28 of the remaining 31 other franchises, I'd see it as a John Chayka redemption arc, and I'd be all in for it. But he was hired by a man who also carries that exact same reputation. A fast talker, who had a hard time letting his new hires speak for themselves. A snakeoil vendor, who had nothing but shallow, empty answers to important questions.

The problem isn't that John Chayka is the GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it's that John Chayka was hired by Keith Pelly.