John Chayka’s rocky introduction as general manager of the Maple Leafs reverberated through hockey rinks and boardrooms across North America.

From New York to Saskatchewan and Raleigh, N.C. to Scottsdale, Ariz., people who know him and have worked with him couldn’t believe the words they were hearing to describe him: con artist, charlatan. One former executive told the Star he thought Chayka was a “douchebag.”
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