LEAFS CUP WINNING ROSTER AFTER DUBAS GETS KEEFE THE BEST COACH HIS PLAYERS

Keep them coming skankhunt42

Sheldon keefe is more of a middle of the puck coach at best.

Cooper
Brindamour
Bednar
Sullivan
Cassidy
Berube
Sutter
Gallant
Maurice
Torts
Evason
MSL
Laviolette
Boudreau
Debour

Are all in my opinion better coaches. Everybody above torts is no question better than keefe. Sure keefe has had a good career as a coach don’t get me wrong, but if you look at his performance at the NHL level, it’s rather mild compared to other teams. He was brought in to elevate the leafs to champions and not just a good team and he has failed to do that so far. He may just wind up being the Nick Saban of hockey. Finds tons of success at the second best level but never is able to get to the top at the top level. His records have also progressively gotten worse as the leagues improve and that is likely due to more balanced competition but also it could be a sign he hasn’t necessarily improved as a coach and has used a lot of the same tactics at all levels. Keefe is a good coach don’t get me wrong, but he isn’t a good NHL coach. Given the talent keefe has been given, the lack of post season success must say something. They have been bounced in the first round every time he has been coach. It’s not that I am bringing up that point because the leafs can’t win a series, but that the leafs can’t win series against good teams. The teams that have bounced the leafs have all gone on to the semi finals. That shows the leafs are good but get bested by better teams. Against top 5 teams, the leafs were sub 500. The Avs were at 750 and they won the cup. That circles back to the original argument of keefe not being a great coach. His teams get bested by teams that are worse on paper and it shows that the elite coaching beats him and his teams. Montreal had their miracle run and they got lucky vs the leafs, but it was very preventable for the leafs to even allow montreal to come back from 3-1. The better coaches beat the leafs and that’s the short of it. Talent wise the leafs had the capability to win it all. Did they? That’s why I believe keefe is middle of the pack but won’t be the guy to lead the leafs to a cup.

#TurnItDownTika

Turn it down.......The Leafs are just getting started.

Too bad Matthew Knies is playing another season at Minnesota. So it wont be until their season is done before he signs with the Leafs.