Rejoint: juin 2019
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What other options other than Sheldon Keefe are out there for a mid-season coaching change? Keefe has done well with the Marlies. Keep in mind the Leafs set the Marlies up to be successful. They want their prospects developing in a winning culture. They have a lot more older, mature, experienced players than most/all other AHL teams. So yes, Keefe has done a great job there, but he has been put in a position to succeed. I'm not sure if firing Babcock and promoting Keefe is necessarily going to improve the Leafs.
However, most AHL teams play the same systems as their NHL clubs. Because of this I cannot understand why the Leafs are usually one of the weaker NHL teams defensively and the Marlies are consistently one of the better AHL teams defensively. Is it personnel, the head coach, the D coach?? If the style of play and systems are the same then there aren't many other factors to consider.