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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
How many coaches will Treliving go through in his career ?
Funny thing is Berube was fed up with guys like Thomas and Kyrou. You’re getting the same thing with Marner and Nylander and to an extent Matthew’s.
Not sure what he’s supposed to do with Simon Benoit and Morgan Reilly as his top pairing.
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This firing isn't really a Treliving thing IMO.
He came in and the guys above him wanted to keep Keefe and they didn't want him as a lame duck so he got an extension.
For the Leafs management is the one area they can still spend to have a competitive advantage so don't think the salary for Keefe really even matters to them.
Keefe won a round which saved his job last season but I actually don't really see anything that speaks to him being a remarkable coach. The team relys on talent solely to win in the regular season, then when the things get tighter in the playoffs they consistently don't seem to have an answer. Coaching is part of that.
Berube doesn't like that Thomas and Kyrou are bad defensively, for strong offensive forwards all of Matthews, Marner, and Nylander are actually quite responsible defensively. A better coach would get more out of those three IMO. Tavares and Rielly are the guys that I don't think Berube is going to love. (If he ends up being the coach)