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Maple Leafs fire Keefe after first-round playoff exit (theathletic.com)

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Keefe on Thursday, five days after they were eliminated from the playoffs.

The Leafs lost a seven-game first-round series to the Boston Bruins, the fourth time in Keefe’s five postseasons as coach that his team failed to advance beyond the opening round. Nothing will define the Keefe era in Toronto more than that.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately necessary. So what's next moves wise?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Treliving fire himself too. Lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Same as the last 3 off season, getting rid of Shanahan

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Surprised they didn't do it sooner. That much talent on the Leafs and they've gone nowhere during Keefe's entire tenure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think there's a lot of incredibly talented people, individually, on that team. But they don't seem to click well together. There's a couple of them that should be jettisoned, even if to just open up some space to get more depth through the 3 and 4 lines. And to get those gosh darn special teams going.

My biggest to fire list would actually include the athletic trainers and conditioning team. They need a new strategy there. Especially when it comes to goaltender conditioning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

At least you guys have hope. I'm a wild fan. I'll tell you where we finish next year. A playoff near miss or first round exit. The same as every year, followed by another middling pick that brings us squarely to another middling season. Repeat.

Matthews, Marner, Reilly, Nylander, that's a hell of a core. Not to mention the secondary pieces, and Knies looks like he has potential.

I would much rather have seen the Leafs move on than another Boston win. Barf.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

You know what could get them to work well together? A new coach. Here's hoping.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

At this point, why not trade big pieces? If your top guys can't perform in the playoffs, move them out.