The Leafs have a good, young coach in Sheldon Keefe. There\u0027s no guarantee of a better option available now.
Keefe has not turned his successful past, nor his regular-season record in the NHL, into success in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Still, he is in the infancy stage of his pro coaching career. Keefe will turn 43 in September; as of today, the only NHL head coach who is younger is Carbery, who will be 41 when he coaches his first game with the Capitals in October.
Giving up on Keefe after a relatively short run as Leafs coach wouldn’t make a lot of sense. He was Dubas’ guy, yes, but Dubas isn’t the single reason that Keefe is a good coach. The Leafs won’t necessarily have their hands tied if Keefe signs an extension and then stumbles early next season to the point that he needs to be replaced. That Keefe would have to be paid to not coach the Leafs wouldn’t put much of a dent in MLSE’s bottom line. Given the regular-season success Keefe has had, a string of performances that would lead to his firing can’t be anticipated.
There are two coaching vacancies in the NHL, in Calgary and with the New York Rangers. No one would raise an eyebrow if the Flames promoted Mitch Love, named the AHL’s outstanding coach the past two seasons, from their farm club.Others such as Gerard Gallant, Joel Quenneville , Bruce Boudreau and Claude Julien would remain available.
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