Confirmed with Link: Leafs Hire Jim Hiller as Head Coach

[Anthrax442]

When Boobsock was hired we were all excited. Then he was fired and we were all excited, then Keefe, we were so excited, then we were excited when he was fired. Then Berube was going to fix everything, barely lasted 2 years. So I'm going to feel nothing about this now, till I see the standings at Xmas.

 

[JKG33]

Unserious team. Unserious GM. Unserious hire. He was dogshit in LA

 

[CapspaceKiller]

Interesting hire, the people criticizing it literally have no idea who the guy is, which is typical.

During the 2024 and 2025 seasons he coached one of the best defensive teams in the league, so there's that.

I'm intrigued, I'm interested what he's going to say is his approach. Not against this at all.

 

[SprDaVE]

Don't love it personally, he was an assistant back in the Babcock days and it's always a tough jump from assistant to HC with the same group (and he's have experience with Nylander and Matthews). Then his record in LA was good, but they never could overcome that first round, which is familiar.

Assistant under both Trotz, McLellan and Babs is interesting though

It's a good way of looking at it. Limited HC experience but plenty under some big coaching names.

His 1-3-1 system in LA was heavily criticized and I hope we don't see it here.

 

[TMLAM34]

Going to try and stay open minded…

 

[JKG33]

Toronto is not a popular destination for players or gm/coaches

Lots of negatives

And people here were convinced Carle would want to jump in this dumpster fire

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Don't know enough to like or hate this. But I do hope they bring in Joe P as an assistant

 

[Woodman19]

Blind faith in Chyka and we get the Woll trade and Hiller on back to back days. Buckle up lol

 

[fahad203]

Couldn't get Babcock so you go get his right hand man. Makes sense

I rather have chatgpt running this team

 

[HamiltonNHL]

. So I'm going to feel nothing about this now, till I see the standings at Xmas.

And the tank will be well underway by then.

Trading Woll was a tank move too.

We aren’t win now

 

[Anthrax442]

Toronto is not a popular destination for players or gm/coaches

Lots of negatives

I disagree. Regardless of the past, there are only a handful of these jobs available every year and there are always younger guys pushing from the bottom. Can't sleep on any team. Plus every one of them knows that if they finally win here, they will be gods.

 

[Buckley]

So irritating how they act like they know shit, but they don't know anything. Just don't take it too seriously.

I never said I knew anything on the coaching front. I just thought it would be Cassidy because it made the most sense for what the Leafs want to do - i.e., win now - relative to a guy like Pavelski. Hillier was certainly not on the bingo card.

 

[MCR74]

There was no coach they would have hired that everyone would agree with. So they went with one no one talked about.

Truthfully, the Leafs could bring in Scotty Bowman, and it would still be a shitfest.

 

[HamiltonNHL]

Plus every one of them knows that if they finally win here, they will be gods.

Fan way of thinking

Players don’t think like that

 

[Warden of the North]

I'm very interested to hear the reasoning on this one.

It's wholly unexciting, but I've been around long enough to know that excitement doesn't equal success. I won't write it off until it's proven it doesn't work.

 

[TheScandal89]

After Carle said no there weren't any good candidates really, maybe other then Cassidy. I don't think it's a great hire but there weren't gonna find someone out of nowhere.

Just keep an open mind and if he doesn't do well fire him the second a good coach becomes available before another team does.

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

After a thorough and exhaustive coaching search the best they could come up with was this guy?

 

[Phion Keneuf]

I mean, it’s better than Dallas Eakins at least…

 

[ACC1224]

Lmao they brought back Babcock’s right hand man. Ahahaha, that’s hilarious. Anyways I knew it wasn’t going to be Cassidy.

Cassidy? Thought he wasn't allowed to speak to anyone?

 

[francis246]

Interesting hire, the people criticizing it literally have no idea who the guy is, which is typical.

During the 2024 and 2025 seasons he coached one of the best defensive teams in the league, so there's that.

I'm intrigued, I'm interested what he's going to say is his approach. Not against this at all.

What did him in was they couldn’t defend against the oilers and the oilers special teams in the playoffs was just too much for them to overcome

 

[MSZ]

Couldn't get Babcock so you go get his right hand man. Makes sense

I rather have chatgpt running this team

I think they do have chatgpt running this team, yesterday's trade is a sign of that.

 

[Metroid]

So irritating how they act like they know shit, but they don't know anything. Just don't take it too seriously.

It's an entertaining Internet shtick. Play along and it gets even more fun and entertaining.

 

[Morgs]

Ill give the benefit of the doubt. The Kings had the best xGA/60 of any team in his one full season with  that.

I'm excited to see what he can do, but my goodness I hope we're not playing boring-ass trap hockey all day.

 

[Anthrax442]

Cassidy? Thought he wasn't allowed to speak to anyone?

Some people believed that after the Vegans finish their run, they will let him talk to teams.

 

[BoBfromAulon]

Interesting hire, the people criticizing it literally have no idea who the guy is, which is typical.

During the 2024 and 2025 seasons he coached one of the best defensive teams in the league, so there's that.

I'm intrigued, I'm interested what he's going to say is his approach. Not against this at all.

People like to judge the book just looking at the cover. Weird mentality really. Maybe he is good, maybe he is not but lets stop overreacting like teenagers