Sheldon Keefe is a pretty good coach.

[LetsGoIslanders]

The Canadian Division is a joke. Toronto is going be swept in their first round with a US-based team.

There is no doubt that poorly-run Canadian teams will lobby Bettman for this to be permanent.

 

[6ix]

I like that he has worked his way up from every coaching level. Reminds me of Cooper from TB. More teams need to give coaches like this a chance, rather than hiring the constant old boys club re-treads.

Every good coach had to start somewhere.

 

[Oblivion Beckons]

Best coach in the league, with the best team in the league, with the best player in the league. Leafs winning the cup this year folks.

 

[Didalee Hed]

He led Toronto to a 105 point pace last year after Babcock was fired. And this year they've won 18 of their first 24 games. But it's not just the record. The system he has gotten the Leafs to play has made them good defensively. Currently a top 5 team in GA / game. They shut out the top offensive team in the league back to back, then held them to 1 goal.

He's won at every level. He deserves a lot of props for what Toronto is doing right now.

But I thought playing defensively was cheating and not actually anything to credit a coach for.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Next loss there will be 30+ pages of why he should be fired or why did t fit player X in with player Y on the wing

There hasn't been yet-you overstate our hyperbole.

 

[Pyrophorus]

The Canadian Division is a joke. Toronto is going be swept in their first round with a US-based team.

Yeah, that always happened before.

 

[Pyrophorus]

Two of the top offensive teams against other teams in the North Division. Right.

Listen, the Leafs expectations have been set, and those expectations greatly exceed regular season success. We've all seen this show before.

Then you haven't been watching the games.

 

[KapG]

Man how bad was Babcock

The absolute worst.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Best coach in the league, with the best team in the league, with the best player in the league. Leafs winning the cup this year folks.

If a Leaf wins a Cup but there’s nobody around (due to lockdown) to see it, does it still count??

 

[Atas2000]

He led Toronto to a 105 point pace last year after Babcock was fired. And this year they've won 18 of their first 24 games. But it's not just the record. The system he has gotten the Leafs to play has made them good defensively. Currently a top 5 team in GA / game. They shut out the top offensive team in the league back to back, then held them to 1 goal.

He's won at every level. He deserves a lot of props for what Toronto is doing right now.

When Toronto is winning against not the Oilers and the rest of the weak division, then we are talking.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

I mean obviously.....

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Imagine Babs ego slowly crumbling as he sees a guy with barely any NHL experience do a better job than him

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

There is no doubt that poorly-run Canadian teams will lobby Bettman for this to be permanent.

Did you quote yourself?^^

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

So far so good. He has a good team and he's making them better.
That said, he should be judged on how he does in the postseason.
Regular season awards and appreciation is great but I want him and the team to just shut everybody up, by their post-season performance.

Agreed. Also, that division is a joke.

 

[timmeh]

I mean personally if I had a player that scored 5 goals in 4 games I’d probably play him more than 13 minutes per game

 

[Pavels Dog]

The Canadian Division is a joke. Toronto is going be swept in their first round with a US-based team.

The division is a joke but the Leafs are still a good team. Their record is inflated by being the best team in a weak division, instead of being one of the best 3-4 teams in a strong division (like the past several years), but that's just inflation and not something that's completely misrepresentative of what they are.
I'm impressed by them, I have to say. Weak division or not, it's not that easy to for example keep McDavid and Draisatl shut down 3 games in a row. I'm not ready to say Keefe is a great coach, but they are a team with lots of scoring talent and if they manage to tighten up their defense and get some solid goaltending they are unlikely to be swept by anyone in a playoff series.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

The Canadian Division is a joke. Toronto is going be swept in their first round with a US-based team.

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[nhlfan9191]

You’re a hero until you’re not in large markets like Toronto and Montreal. It’s just a matter of time until the Leafs fanbase and media turn on Keefe as well. Not much to see here.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Do people still want Keefe fired along with Dubas?

 

[Arthur Morgan]

The Canadian Division is a joke. Toronto is going be swept in their first round with a US-based team.

What's Friday's lottery numbers? I would love to win some serious money.
When was the last time Toronto got swept in the playoffs?

 

[HarrisonFord]

It’s part Keefe, but it’s also part Dubas. The impact of finding Holl and trading Brodie has had as big of an impact on their defensive game as anything Keefe has done.

 

[HarrisonFord]

There is no doubt that poorly-run Canadian teams will lobby Bettman for this to be permanent.

Did you just reply to your own comment? You salty, salty boy

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Sens are 6-4 in their last ten games, just one win behind the Leafs pace. Do you think the Leafs talent level is only one win in ten better than the Sens talent level? Maybe we should have a thread about D.J. Smith instead?

What place is Ottawa in again?
Yeah they have alot of rising talent and are good enough to win games. Can't take them lightly but I think your looking too much into that last 10 games record.

 

[Atomos2]

Sens are 6-4 in their last ten games, just one win behind the Leafs pace. Do you think the Leafs talent level is only one win in ten better than the Sens talent level? Maybe we should have a thread about D.J. Smith instead?

Didn't Edmonton have a good ten game record too before the Leafs were done with them? Should there be a thread about Tippett?

 

[Stubu]

He led Toronto to a 105 point pace last year after Babcock was fired. And this year they've won 18 of their first 24 games. But it's not just the record. The system he has gotten the Leafs to play has made them good defensively. Currently a top 5 team in GA / game. They shut out the top offensive team in the league back to back, then held them to 1 goal.

He's won at every level. He deserves a lot of props for what Toronto is doing right now.

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