Former NHL referee states Craig Berube would fix Toronto Maple Leafs
The dust continues to settle after the announcements of the firing of Sheldon Keefe as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs along with the major press conference they had yesterday when MLSE CEO Keith Pelley told the media that change is imminent and that winning the Stanley Cup is all that matters. Former NHL referee Tim Peel gave his thoughts on who should replace Keefe and that Craig berube would be the best choice.
During his podcast stripes snipes, peel explained that Berube would bring an element of accountability and love towards his players as he has been revered as a players coach for many years. Having won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with the St Louis Blues and shown great strides in getting players to turn their games around and playing playoff hockey certainly would be a choice that makes sense.
Peel also explains that berube would not take any crap from his players and would put them in the spotlight as he did in Saint Louis.
It's widely expected the Maple Leafs to call numerous candidates over the next week or so to try to find the proper fit for this organization as they look to break the cycle of being perennial first round losers.
Peel says Marner needs to be traded
He also said that Mitch Marner would be the player to be traded as he holds the most value and that the Maple Leafs could restock their defence score with one or two stud defensemen from a deal which would help the team down the road.
It's a long road ahead for the Maple Leafs as the winds of change continued to blow through the organization and maybe after eight years of playoff failure out of nine tries the organization might finally understand what needs to be done to become perennial winners.
| POLL | ||
Who will be the next head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs? | ||
| Craig Berube | 31 | 45.6 % |
| Dean Evanson | 2 | 2.9 % |
| Todd McLennan | 9 | 13.2 % |
| Bruce Boudreau | 26 | 38.2 % |
| List of polls | ||
