Prediction Contest: When is Keefe fired?

[NVious]

He needs to be extended, he took it to game 7 and won us our cup (coming back from 3-1 down, not to win but to show we're a team and thus earn a ton of respect at the handshake line)

 

[Commander Clueless]

He needs to be extended, he took it to game 7 and won us our cup (coming back from 3-1 down, not to win but to show we're a team and thus earn a ton of respect at the handshake line)

Good news, he already IS extended!


I'm amending my prediction to November 3rd, 2032.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Monday morning?

 

[NVious]

Good news, he already IS extended!


I'm amending my prediction to November 3rd, 2032.

I can only imagine how many game 7's we can reach by then, we really are looking at a dynastic team here, no team in NHL history has ever gotten as much respect as we receive in the handshake line.

 

[Commander Clueless]

I can only imagine how many game 7's we can reach by then, we really are looking at a dynastic team here, no team in NHL history has ever gotten as much respect as we receive in the handshake line.

Handshake respect per 60 is off the charts.

 

[TMLAM34]

Wish I woke up this morning to Keefe being fired…

 

[Da Mash]

Im hoping they get rid of our assitants....our special teams were not good...

Leafs will wait to see what happens in Carolina I assume.

Keefer will get another job pretty quick IMHO

 

[CapspaceKiller]

I noticed this as well, he must know his time here is at an end. I have never heard him refer to the team as "The Leafs", it was always "Us" "We"

Realistically he should've been fired seconds after the game was over last night. Gotta imagine everyone in the locker room felt that energy, knowing that massive changes are coming.

I can't imagine a scenario where Keefe and Marner are still on this team next season.

They'll probably let him answer the media on locker clean out day and then boot him, but real shit he should be gone already.

LOL, laughable speech.

 

[PROUD PAPA]

Probably in a week. They'll want to give the impression it's not a knee jerk reaction. It's the easy thing to do, yet by itself will make no more difference than changing the color of the gatorade.
Their actions after dismissing Keefe will show us whether they're serious about change or if the plan is to put a new shade of lipstick on this pig we cheer for.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Probably in a week. They'll want to give the impression it's not a knee jerk reaction. It's the easy thing to do, yet by itself will make no more difference than changing the color of the gatorade.
Their actions after dismissing Keefe will show us whether they're serious about change or if the plan is to put a new shade of lipstick on this pig we cheer for.

Yea, it might take a little bit of time. The coaches that got fired so far, like Hakstol and Quinn, didn't get fired immediately after the season was over for them. It's ok if the front office takes time to make a final decision. Maybe it will take a week or two.

 

[HEAVY DUTY]

Hopefully by the end of May 2024.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Hopefully by the end of yesterday.

Ftfy fam

 

[trellaine201]

I don’t like to see people get fired BUT we need a different voice. With so many coaches available I think he will be relieved of his duties.

And I bet he ends up in Pittsburgh.

 

[ToneDog]

I don’t like to see people get fired BUT we need a different voice. With so many coaches available I think he will be relieved of his duties.

He's got 2 more years. He won't be missing any meals. In over his head like the idiot that gave him the job.

 

[647Hockey]

Management has confidence in him since he signed a 2 year extension last year that brings him to 2026.

Given the team always loses in playoffs fast seems to have no effect. If it did, he wouldn't had got the extension in the first place. It wouldnt make sense to give it to him.

So I think Keefe will get one more year. If Leafs fizzle out next year then they'll fire him with a year left on the contract.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Sheldon Keefe: "When teams play the Leafs, they set up the game for the Leafs to beat themselves"

What does this even mean? Keefe doesn't know how to coach them up to a playoff level? The team is full of mental midgets?

What does it mean?

 

[647Hockey]

Sheldon Keefe: "When teams play the Leafs, they set up the game for the Leafs to beat themselves"

What does this even mean? Keefe doesn't know how to coach them up to a playoff level? The team is full of mental midgets?

What does it mean?

It means he's trying to put up a brave face the team is much better than it is. But the reason why they lose in the playoffs is more about bad luck or the team shooting themselves in the foot, as opposed to just saying the other team is better.

Whether he truly believes that, or just says it to make an excuse is on him to know.

 

[Larcos_Unal]

Sheldon Keefe: "When teams play the Leafs, they set up the game for the Leafs to beat themselves"

What does this even mean? Keefe doesn't know how to coach them up to a playoff level? The team is full of mental midgets?

What does it mean?

He's saying teams play a conservative style and wait til the Leafs turn it over, then pounce on the chances.

 

[Leafs98]

He's saying teams play a conservative style and wait til the Leafs turn it over, then pounce on the chances.

Playoff hockey is boring actually. I am getting hockey fatigued this month. I like the run and gun leafs but they obviously need a coach like the avs.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

I don't think there's a coach in the world who get get control of the entitled, spoiled, narcissistic, and selfish core 4.

When Babcock tried holding them accountable the media turned him into literal Hitler overnight. He was "monstrous" for yelling at some entitled millionaires, embarrassing some entitled millionaires, and not giving enough ice time to some entitled millionaires.

So "cater to the core" Dubas brought in someone who allowed the young core players and social media to determine how the team should be coached. That didn't work either.

Boston's coach called out Pasta and he responded by scoring the OT winner and then saying that he deserved the criticism. When Keefe tried that the core 4 cried and he was forced by his boss to publicly apologize to them. Like, how the f*** can a coach work with that?

I don't blame Keefe. I know I'm the minority here for it. But it's not on him. The spoiled and entitled and privileged core 4 are the problem.

 

[Nineteen67]

He’ll be relieved the morning of media day. What day is that scheduled for?

I don't think there's a coach in the world who get get control of the entitled, spoiled, narcissistic, and selfish core 4.

When Babcock tried holding them accountable the media turned him into literal Hitler overnight. He was "monstrous" for yelling at some entitled millionaires, embarrassing some entitled millionaires, and not giving enough ice time to some entitled millionaires.

So "cater to the core" Dubas brought in someone who allowed the young core players and social media to determine how the team should be coached. That didn't work either.

Boston's coach called out Pasta and he responded by scoring the OT winner and then saying that he deserved the criticism. When Keefe tried that the core 4 cried and he was forced by his boss to publicly apologize to them. Like, how the f*** can a coach work with that?

I don't blame Keefe. I know I'm the minority here for it. But it's not on him. The spoiled and entitled and privileged core 4 are the problem.

One or the two of the core should be removed along with Keefe.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

It's after 6pm. Why hasn't he been fired yet?

 

[Maple Leaf]

It's after 6pm. Why hasn't he been fired yet?

FIRED? HE IS EXTENDED!

 

[notbias]

He's got 2 more years. He won't be missing any meals. In over his head like the idiot that gave him the job.

Keefe said. "I'm thankful for the support from MLSE (Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment) and its ownership along with (president) Brendan Shanahan and (general manager) Brad Treliving, who I've really enjoyed getting to know and work with this offseason.

 

[hfman]

LOL, laughable speech.

What, Berube wasn't cancelled for that speech? He swore out loud in the dressing room and was exhibiting classic male aggression... surely he'd be fired for that, no?