Cough cough babcockand it is why he played the most of any player on both teams in the series. the best player plays more than anyone else irrespective of any matchups.
Cough cough babcockand it is why he played the most of any player on both teams in the series. the best player plays more than anyone else irrespective of any matchups.
Liljegren was our best skater in that series, I love Sandin but there's more to the game than just offensive production, Liljegren was doing it all including eating tough defensive minutes against the Monsters better players
His all round game was highly impressive
That sounds like a recipe for dysfunction, either you think Keefe's the man for the job or Babcock still is
You pick one rather than put them together and pray you don't get serious divisions in the room
I can't see Keefe working with Babs. Babs is a drill sargent. He is very regimented. Keefe plays his best to win on that night he decides in game who is going and who is not. Their coaching styles would be at odds. I would rather have Keefe develop younger players because at least they would learn the right way to think as a pro. I imagine a guy like Moore was pretty deflated coming up to big squad and playing better than most of forwards yet he did not get rewarded. Under Keefe he does.Well, Keefe did nearly become an assistant with Babcock at the start but things went differently and he coached the Marlies. DJ Smith might be going too by the sounds of it. Might create a bad environment but who the hell knows anymore.
Well, Keefe did nearly become an assistant with Babcock at the start but things went differently and he coached the Marlies. DJ Smith might be going too by the sounds of it. Might create a bad environment but who the hell knows anymore.
Keefe has done a brilliant job as a head coach where he's the boss calling the shots
Putting him with another head coach who likes to call the shots looks like potential trouble to me
Fire Smith into the sun and get a new PK defensive coach then give Babcock another year, if things don't change ax Babcock and put Keefe in as the new boss then
Don't half ass the decision, make a decision and whole ass it
The Monsters have nothing. Lily is a good skater straight away for speed this is very true. But he can't turn in phone booth like Sandin. He does not have close to the hands of Sandin. He does not have the ice vision of sandin. And he goes down far too easy when hit compared to Sandin. And Sandin does not look like he is going fast to the eye because his stride is far superior to anyone else on the Marlies. It is why his balance is so good when the Monsters targeted him with hits. One good way to know who your best player is is when the other team starts to target you. When they are intentionally trying to knock you out of the game then you know you are very very good.
so how likely is it we lose our AHL super coach to another team? Reminds me of Dallas Eakins situation a few years back.
Similar to how Masai Ujiri has developed some of the stars on the Raptors via D/G-league, focusing on drafting and development. (VanVleet, Siakam, OG) and nailing late picks like Siakam at 27th overall. Drafting and developing Poetl turned into Kawhi + Green. I remember Dubas mentioning how Masai has been somewhat of a mentor/support figure.I think it's brilliant what the Leafs are doing in the Marlies. This is where they can really flex their financial muscle as an organization.
No salary cap means they can pay prospects more. More development coaches. A winning culture. More effort into scouting and recruitment into non drafted players
So they pay more, win more, develop better, which means they can attract more free wallet talent which = assets at the big level. Smart
Doesn’t sound like itYeah, Keefe is definitely going to get an NHL job after this run.
It won’t come to thatPay him whatever is necessary. One more year of Marleau playing prime minutes down the stretch and Keefe will have the job as the Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
I said this last week, and they aren't as stacked as they have been the last few of years
We're playing 4 kids on the backend with a youngish goaltender
Bracco, the Brooks line and other potential call ups like Korshkov and Engval are leading us up front
Oh no, were sinking resources into developing our young talent and there succeeding
Sometimes facts are our friends
Quoted for truth.We're playing 4 kids on the backend with a youngish goaltender
Bracco, the Brooks line and other potential call ups like Korshkov and Engval are leading us up front
Oh no, were sinking resources into developing our young talent and there succeeding
Sometimes facts are our friends
The Euro coach who just re upped overseas said no team was looking for a coach without NHL experienceWhy do you think that?
Okay thanks.The Euro coach who just re upped overseas said no team was looking for a coach without NHL experience