Sheldon Keefe out in Toronto

[Perfect_Drug]

And there lies the problem. There is no space and very few clean looks in the playoffs, period. The big forwards on the team dont have the mentality or the guts to go take a hit to make a play or pay the price to score playoff goals.

Its a roster issue, not a coaching one

Correction, There's no space in the playoffs when Keefe is coaching. He coaches a rigid system that requires everyone play the exact same plug-and-play way. There were very little to no adjustments reallly made. Even when it clearly wasn't working to the Leafs advantage, they just tried again and again and failed again and again.


An inferior offensive team in Florida managed to find some open ice and pot 6 by Swayman last night.

The Jets had the best goaltending, and the best defense, and they got completely blown out every game in their short series.



You can't play every team the exact same way. You can't play every line the exact same way, and you can't play each matchup the exact same way. They all need different wriinkles that expose weakneseses in the opponents, and play to strengths of the roster.

A 69 goal scorer getting 1 shot on net isn't on Matthews. He doesn't play a North South game where he single-handedly rushes the puck up, beats 2 defenders, and dekes the goalie. He's not that kind of player and he never has been. The coach has to design set plays that utilizes the weapons he has at his disposal.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Scapegoat, not his fault his so called "core 4" can't show up when it matters.

I don't recall anyone suggesting this to be the case?
It is nearly unanimous from media to fans that multiple moves are needed. They will have a new coach and change the core of the team

 

[GOilers88]

Who do we think a good fit would be? Curious to know which direction they're leaning. Do they bring in a new coach and run it back with the same core, or do they make a big shakeup roster wise too?

 

[Warden of the North]

Who do we think a good fit would be? Curious to know which direction they're leaning. Do they bring in a new coach and run it back with the same core, or do they make a big shakeup roster wise too?

Berube is the name with the most smoke around it right now.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

I understand why they did it, but he's absolutely not the reason they lost.

Keefe is a good coach, they've gotten a lot of regular season success. The big boys just never show up when opposition can devote a system and a new game plan over a 7 game series. Other teams can't adjust into Matthews and Co. during the season, there's must no time to prepare for them. The team just doesn't seem to be able to play through the tight games and the stars aren't able to succeed through that playoff adversity.

The PP has been very good for years, the players couldn't adapt and they're out.

 

[NYR94]

godspeed sheldon

 

[ScottishCanuck]

I was never a big fan and I don’t think the Amazon doc did him any favours, but that was a classy, respectful sign off in that video and I have to salute him for that.

 

[CornKicker]

DJ Smith Incoming

 

[Voight]

Another coach who signed an extension and will coach zero games on it.

In my next life I want to be an NHL coach

 

[DecadeofDarkness22]

Bad news for Leaf fans... Brad Treviling is terrible when it comes to finding a coach replacement.

 

[Voight]

Shanahan is running out of firing the Coaches, GM's cards. This team was destined to compete for the Cup with Lou at the helm. All he had to do was extend him another 3 years. His misread of hiring Dubas was a domino of disastrous moves too numerous to name that has brought this franchise to this point. Keefe was not the problem but he will be the latest scapegoat until Shanahan can no longer avoid the cross hairs.

The same Lou who signed Marleau and Zaitsev ?

 

[TS Quint]

I don't recall anyone suggesting this to be the case?
It is nearly unanimous from media to fans that multiple moves are needed. They will have a new coach and change the core of the team

Nylander and Matthews (soon Marner), get rewarded with new monster contracts. Keefe gets fired.

I’m not sure what you think that suggests.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Dang Keefe got banished to the sea

 

[HockeyVirus]

Nylander and Matthews (soon Marner), get rewarded with new monster contracts. Keefe gets fired.

I’m not sure what you think that suggests.

Marner is not getting extended. Nylander and Matthews I am happy to have as Leafs.

 

[TS Quint]

Marner is not getting extended. Nylander and Matthews I am happy to have as Leafs.

Marner isn’t getting extended…. Now you sound like the Matthews to the Coyotes crew.

 

[57special]

If the TML organization stops at this, they are delusional. Keefe got them to play hard for (at least the coachable, non entitled players) in the final 4 games of the playoffs. Boston was lucky to beat them.

Toronto is flawed in construction. They have put all their eggs in one basket... unfortunately, the thing with eggs is that they are fragile, and break easily with just a bit of contact. None of this is on Keefe. Toronto went out and got Klingberg in the off season - I mean, what were they thinking?

It could be that a guy like Berube can come in there and get them to play a style that will win them games in the post season, but I think that he will probably come in and tell the management that he needs some player movement. Even then, the cap situation that the FO has created is a millstone around the necks of the team, dragging them down.

 

[NoelVilla]

Not the problem but time for a change I guess.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Bad news for Leaf fans... Brad Treviling is terrible when it comes to finding a coach replacement.

He has basically an unlimited budget to find one right now, unlike in Calgary. He probably won't overthink it and just sign the big name.

 

[HockeyVirus]

Marner isn’t getting extended…. Now you sound like the Matthews to the Coyotes crew.

Not going to argue your hypotheticals. Marner is done as a Leaf pretty obvious.

 

[WillardJFredricks]

It doesn't matter who they bring in, that group will never win. Too soft and coddled. Shanahan is the one who signed off on all the awful contracts given out by a terrible GM (Dubas). He needs to go.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

A coach can only do so much. If Toronto won in Game 7 vs Boston, Keefe likely saves his job.

 

[joepeps]

f*** they sent him to Robidas island

 

[bme44]

Until Toronto addresses far bigger issues than who is there coach . Does it really matter ???

 

[Slats432]

Good chronology. The biggest mistake was not resigning Hyman. Hyman was going to take a team discount to stay. Hyman has more goals these playoffs 9 to 5 than Matthews, Tavares, Marner, and Nylander combined. He is making 5.5M to 41M and would have taken less than 5.5 to stay in Toronto. Nothing illustrates Dubas' incompetence more than the mismanagement of the Cap, and to not find 500K here or there to keep a stud like Hyman. Lamoriello signed Hyman to 2.1 x 4years. That was a great deal. Shanahan's deserved demise will all trace back to being hoodwinked by a snakeskin salesman GM that Dubas is.

I forgot to even mention that one. Point remains, that coaches get given a hand that is dealt and sometimes have to make chicken soup out of chicken shit. Ask Knoblauch how excited he is about rolling that Nurse Ceci pairing out for 18 minutes a night. Oilers needed a 4D. They acquired Henrique, Carrick and Stetcher.

Keefe needed a 2-3 dman for years and never got one. I know it isn't popular but if they moved Marner or Tavares and got Seth Jones or Parayko or Pesce, the team would immediately be better.

 

[Realgud]

Imagine having 45 millions tied to the core 4 next season. Ouch.