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TORONTO – Second chances can sometimes be hard to find in the National Hockey League.

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On April 12, the Toronto Maple Leafs underwent a massive purge of their front office. General manager Dave Nonis was fired after three seasons; interim head coach Peter Horachek and assistant coach Steve Spott were among a spate of coaches and scouts turfed.

Looking back from the vantage point of the end of the calendar year, none of them have landed on their feet quite like Spott.

“It was the first time I had ever gone through anything like that,” Spott said Wednesday, now dressed in a San Jose Sharks tracksuit following the team’s practice at the Air Canada Centre. The Leafs and Sharks meet Thursday.