When Keith Pelley met with the Toronto media on Monday to unveil his Maple Leafs front-office hires, he explained that the search had been thorough, with more than two dozen people interviewed.
After meeting so many candidates - some who were, presumably, good? - the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment boss somehow landed on an unlikely duo: a franchise legend with no managerial experience since he retired 17 years ago, and a former general manager who's been running fast-food franchises since his one NHL job ended in disgrace six years ago.
That's obviously strange enough on its own merits. But then Pelley revealed that the idea of bringing Mats Sundin back to Toronto first crossed his mind about 18 months ago, when the former Leafs captain was in town for a book launch.