The ongoing fallout from the Maple Leafs’ second-round elimination in today’s NHL Rumor Mill.

THE SCORE: John Matisz believes change is coming for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he wonders how much.

Matisz doesn’t expect team president Brendan Shanahan or pending free-agent winger Mitch Marner will receive contract extensions. He doubts that general manager Brad Treliving or head coach Craig Berube will lose their jobs because they were hired within the last two years.

John Tavares is also due to become a free agent, but his situation isn’t so cut and dried. He could remain a Leaf if he accepts a significant pay cut and a reduced role. Meanwhile, restricted free-agent winger Matthews Knies must be signed sooner rather than later to avoid receiving an offer sheet from a rival club.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: That’s assuming Knies is open to signing an offer sheet. It could cost between $7.020 million and $9.36 million to sign him, meaning the Leafs would get a first, a second and a third-round pick in the 2026 draft as compensation. That combination could be too rich for most clubs. Remember, those draft picks have to belong to the team making the offer, it can’t be picks they acquired from another club.

Matisz thinks Treliving must acquire a top-six winger to replace Marner and perhaps a second-line center to replace Tavares. He must also address the club’s lack of production among its bottom-six forwards. They also need a middle-six puck-moving defenseman.

SPORTSNET: Justin Bourne believes the Maple Leafs should avoid signing Sam Bennett if the versatile Florida Panthers forward becomes a UFA on July 1. He’ll be 29 and seeking a seven-year contract that the Leafs could regret as his physical style begins to wear him down. Nikolaj Ehlers of the Winnipeg Jets might be a more affordable option and would replace some of Marner’s offense.

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (NHL Images).

Bourne isn’t sure that bringing back Tavares on a discount would be a good thing since he’s been part of the Leafs’ recent postseason failures. He also singled out the declining play of defenseman Morgan Rielly, who carries an average annual value of $7.5 million that might be better spent elsewhere.

DAILY FACEOFF: Matt Larkin also cited Rielly’s declining performance. He believes the Leafs’ offseason priority should be acquiring a puck-moving defenseman. Larkin noted the pickings are slim in this summer’s UFA market, and suggested checking into the trade market by kicking tires on a player like Noah Dobson of the New York Islanders.

If the Leafs are thinking short term, he suggested signing UFA forwards like Bennett and Florida teammate Brad Marchand.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The 37-year-old Marchand would definitely be short-term as he’ll likely get a two or three-year contract. Bennett would help them in the first two or three years, but I agree with Bourne that his deal would become burdensome in its final years.

Frank Seravalli wondered if the Maple Leafs’ purge might end at Mitch Marner. He also mentioned Tavares and Rielly, and even asked, “What about Auston Matthews?”

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Matthews is in the first season of his four-year contract extension with full no-movement protection. However, we can’t dismiss the possibility that he might welcome a trade if the right opportunity presents itself.

TORONTO STAR: Kevin McGran looked at the Leafs’ options for the offseason. They could use the cap saving from letting Marner go to free agency to put toward signing Winnipeg’s Nikolaj Ehlers or winger Brock Boeser of the Vancouver Canucks. He also suggested waiting a year and trying to sign Connor McDavid when the Edmonton Oilers captain is UFA-eligible.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: McDavid won’t be available. The Oilers will sign him to an extension, making him the highest-paid player in the league.

McGran also mentioned Rielly’s deteriorating play and his $7.5 million AAV. He also has a no-movement clause, but McGran suggested the buyout route.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Forget about the buyout. Rielly has five years left on his contract, meaning the buyout would be on their books for the next 10 years. The cap hit for the first year is $1.633 million, rising to $3.633 million annually for the next four years, before dropping to $2.133 million annually for the remaining five years. Not even the deep-pocketed Leafs owners want a buyout on their books for that long.

TORONTO SUN: Terry Koshan reminds us that Rielly’s NMC lasts for two more seasons, after which it becomes a 10-team no-trade list.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: The Leafs will likely carry Rielly for at least two more seasons. They might have to retain part of his salary to facilitate a trade, but carrying some dead-cap space for three years is better than going the buyout route.

PHILLY HOCKEY NOW: William James wonders if the Flyers would make sense as a UFA destination for Marner. While signing the 28-year-old superstar winger would be expensive, James believes he’d be the perfect piece to lift the rebuilding Flyers into playoff contention and lead them into a Stanley Cup hunt in the near future.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Before debating whether Marner would be a fit with the Flyers, it’s best to ask if they’re a good fit for Marner. He could prefer joining a team that’s closer to contention.

NEW YORK POST: Ethan Sears suggests the Islanders have a window for a double dose of revenge against the Leafs for signing away John Tavares in 2018.

Sears suggested the Isles hire Brendan Shanahan when he becomes available as their new president of hockey operations and/or general manager. He also proposed signing Mitch Marner if the Islanders could find a way to clear some cap space.

SPECTOR’S NOTE: Man, that Tavares signing still burns deep in the psyche of some Islanders’ fans.

Meanwhile, in the real world, the Isles search for a new general manager has reportedly boiled down to former Montreal Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin and Tampa Bay Lightning assistant GM Mathieu Darche.