Chynoweth departed the Leafs' organization on the same day the club announced that Lane Lambert joined as an associate coach.
It appears as though Dean Chynoweth won't be out of work very long.
According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the former Toronto Maple Leafs' assistant coach could join the Winnipeg Jets.
"The word is that he could end up as an assistant coach on Scott Arniel's staff," Friedman said on Sunday's edition of the '32 Thoughts' podcast. "I think there were a couple of teams looking at him."
Chynoweth joined the Maple Leafs as an assistant coach in July of 2021 after departing from a similar role with the Carolina Hurricanes. He led the club defense and penalty-killing duties until last summer when Mike Van Ryn was brought in and Chynoweth was limited to just penalty-killing duties in 2023-24.
With Craig Berube coming in as the new head coach of the Leafs, the club has gone through a bit of an overhaul when it comes to the staff. They added Lane Lambert as an associate coach while announcing that Chynoweth would not return.
The Leafs ranked 23rd on the penalty kill last season under Chynoweth. He's one of several Leafs departures on the coaching staff. Assistant Manny Malhotra departed the club to become the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks' AHL affiliate in Abbotsford.
The Leafs announced on Saturday that the club parted ways with Guy Boucher after just one season.
It's believed the Leafs could still add an offensive-minded assistant coach to the staff between now and when the season begins.
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