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ottomaddox said:
Don't kid yourself. Dubas and Keefe are lame duck.
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I can't speak to the relationship between Dubas'/Keefe and the MLSE Ownership Board, but by giving the small extension it stops the ability of the media to ask questions about his status, and with that the added pressures of it
 
When asked about his confidence in challenging the Habs goal being called back Keefe said “I wouldn’t say it [was] high”.

That’s coaching.
 
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TheBigFour said:
It always the same people.
Extensions don’t mean anything especially when it comes coaches.
If he fails, this is not going to stop him from being fired.
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exactly ... its a coach ... it could have been a 20 year contract and it means literally nothing. I cant even think of 1 coach that left an organization because his "contract" ended. they all get fired one way or another.
 
Ashdown2 said:
exactly ... its a coach ... it could have been a 20 year contract and it means literally nothing. I cant even think of 1 coach that left an organization because his "contract" ended. they all get fired one way or another.
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Trots won a cup as a “lame duck coach” then walked away .
 
hotpaws said:
Trots won a cup as a “lame duck coach” then walked away .
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I can’t believe the team won with all that uncertainty, like they were professionals or something. Nobody cares about giving the coach money and nobody cares if he’s on the clock. Won’t effect the team at all, if anything it denotes accountability, win or you’re gone. And besides, another exit early, they’re all gone.
 
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DarkKnight said:
I can’t believe the team won with all that uncertainty, like they were professionals or something. Nobody cares about giving the coach money and nobody cares if he’s on the clock. Won’t effect the team at all, if anything it denotes accountability, win or you’re gone. And besides, another exit early, they’re all gone.
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Yup it was shocking how they won when they were all dealing with the uncertainty of the coaches contract , lol .

this all comes down to Dubie making sure his BFF gets paid and nothing more

do like the spin about how it was for “only” 2 yrs , like somehow every other coach gets 5 , lol
 
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hotpaws said:
Yup it was shocking how they won when they were all dealing with the uncertainty of the coaches contract , lol .

this all comes down to Dubie making sure his BFF gets paid and nothing more

do like spin about how it was for “only” 2 yrs , like somehow every other coach gets 5 , lol
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The people saying it doesn’t matter here are right on one level. But, the optics of “rewarding” failure is unnecessary, let him sweat, who cares, that’s sport and there isn’t a soul here who believes he survives another failure anyways.
 
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DarkKnight said:
2017-18 Regular season record points and wins. Lost in the first round. Babcock is a genius. That’s the logic right?

Checkmate.
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Couldn't coach a lick of defense into that team. Bailed out by unsustainable goaltending and shootout luck.
 
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AllDay28 said:
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Isn’t it something, the incredibly inspiring speech, the soaring music, a flood of emotion, and then they go out a drop a deuce on the ice. Man that video is seriously the Leafs in a nutshell right there. What a moment alright, that’s what you’re remembered for.
 
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Babcock's so good that he cant even get another job in the nhl.. and cut the shit if you think him bullying Marner would still cost him when hes on prominent TV stations with way more power than the NHL.
 
AllDay28 said:
Babcock's so good that he cant even get another job in the nhl.. and cut the shit if you think him bullying Marner would still cost him when hes on prominent TV stations with way more power than the NHL.
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Sorry that’s just too silly, he’s 13 all time in the league. Can’t get another job. Come on.
 
Sheldon Keefe's new deal with Maple Leafs won't remove all pressure - Sportsnet.ca

TORONTO — Just as you cannot (yet) trust in the Toronto Maple Leafs finding playoff success, you can absolutely trust in their loyalty to one another.

From the top on down, a direct line of belief can be traced from club president Brendan Shanahan to general manager Kyle Dubas to head coach Sheldon Keefe to the core players still aiming to break through after five postseasons of disappointment.

All that trickle-down confidence in the franchise’s major personalities has resulted in a two-year contract extension for Keefe, well before the puck drops on his first full 82-game schedule behind the Leafs’ bench.

(Pierre LeBrun was first to report the deal. Word is, an agreement had been in place for some time and the Leafs kept it quiet.)

Keefe’s new deal, which will expire at the conclusion of the 2023-24 campaign, eliminates the weight and speculation that so often clouds and clutters the final year of a coach’s deal.

In theory, the added security should dissuade hot-seat rumours if Keefe’s Leafs stumble out of the gate in October and allow the bench boss to focus on steering his roster through a competitive Atlantic Division.

(Simply ask Travis Green and fans of the Vancouver Canucks if an expiring contract can be a distraction.)

Dubas, sources say, did not interview any other candidates before hiring Keefe midway through the 2019-20 season as Mike Babcock’s handpicked replacement.

Keefe’s extension suggests that the fate of both men is hitched to the success of this Maple Leafs core.

Keefe, 41, was asked directly about his feelings about his own job security when training camp opened last week.

“There hasn’t been a day when I’ve thought about it,” Keefe replied. “There also hasn’t been a day when I don’t recognize the responsibility that I have toward our fans, our ownership and our team.

“I don't think there's anything [new] there in terms of the demands or the pressure. I knew exactly what I was getting into, and I accept the responsibility that comes with that.”
 
Ashdown2 said:
exactly ... its a coach ... it could have been a 20 year contract and it means literally nothing. I cant even think of 1 coach that left an organization because his "contract" ended. they all get fired one way or another.
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Trotz?
 
egd27 said:
When they tune you out, they tune you out. And if the reviews on the All or Nothing series are true sounds like the tuning out may have begun,
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That's the problem with young players in their early 20's making the most they are ever going to make in their careers, without having to win even a round.

At least with Babcock he had tenure, history and large dollars behind him. Such players will shut out any coach, sooner than later. You can only demand so often. You need the right quality of frontline soldier on the ice, not officers sons, so to speak.

Better to let the assistants do the heavy "rah-rah" lifting more often in the dressing room and reserve your yelling primarily for the bench. If and when you sense they are tuning you out. Let your control of their ice time do the talking.
 
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