I heard that shoe drop, and I'm in Massachusetts!! I guess they didn't want to risk the season and saw recent examples (Pens, Blues) of what a huge difference an in-season coaching change can make.
Babcock Fired
https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/...-mike-babcock/
Sheldon Keefe in as head coach.
Wowzers.
I heard that shoe drop, and I'm in Massachusetts!! I guess they didn't want to risk the season and saw recent examples (Pens, Blues) of what a huge difference an in-season coaching change can make.
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Wowzers indeed.
I have dreamt of this since day 1. Can't believe it came like this.
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Right move. His message was getting stale. I thought he was overrated anyway. Look how good that Detroit team was that he inherited. Trotz would of won the cup every year with them.
12 Team Keep 5 (2 F, 1 D, 1 G, 1 Any) G,A,PTS,PPP,SOG,HITS,PIMS,W,GAA and Sv%.
F: Kucherov, K.Connor, J. Hughes,, J.Guentzel, A.Svechnikov,
D: Q. Hughes,
G:Bobrovsky
Shocked (kidding)!
Dubas won't be far behind if changes don't happen. I was kinda expecting to see him gone too.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Needed to happen. Atmosphere and vibe was very heavy and morose around the team. Players were miserable playing under him recently and he wasn’t going to win them back. Team still has issues aside from coaching, but this should help with a more positive and optimistic outlook from the players POV at a minimum.
Can the money they save on Keefe vs Babcock be used for the cap? Lol.
The players in Toronto on a macro level are just fine. The forwards have plenty of offence, the D has a few studs and the goaltender is top 5. They need a new message that can galvanize the team and they will be right there. Everyone talks about Blues now but before Berube took over that room was toxic as well. They would yell at each other on the bench. I don't even like the Leafs but I know a good team when I see it.
12 Team Keep 5 (2 F, 1 D, 1 G, 1 Any) G,A,PTS,PPP,SOG,HITS,PIMS,W,GAA and Sv%.
F: Kucherov, K.Connor, J. Hughes,, J.Guentzel, A.Svechnikov,
D: Q. Hughes,
G:Bobrovsky