Keefe was great in the regular season and shitty in the playoffs. 1 series win in 6 years isn't going to cut it whether the players perform or not. Every playoffs he was outcoached and failed to make appropriate adjustments. Made dumb decisions like giving a Holl and Brodie an insane amount of minutes and putting the 4th line out after scoring an important goal. Not to mention his pressors were very aggravating like saying the leafs showed effort in game 4 when they very clearly didn't.
Is a lot of that on the players? Yes but he needs to make these players accountable and in the very few times that he did, he retracted his statements or actions. Remember when Marner went down the tunnel during that Anaheim game because he got benched? Instead of having him go to the dressing room for the remainder of the game he sat back down and played the next shift.
The point is he gave the team, especially the core 4, way too much leash and coddling. As a result, they took advantage of this and were allowed to play and show up whenever they wanted without consequences. One of the core 4 playing lazy? Ah it's okay bud no worries just having a bad day I guess we'll get him next time. That was his mentality. He was a friend rather than a coach.
He had to go, and hopefully they find a coach who just won't put up with that shit. Quenneville would be optimal but I also like Berube as an option. Hopefully Marner is gone soon as well.
Dreger says it is very highly unlikely Shanahan is gone. Besides he has a press conference on Friday. Maybe they already have a coach picked out and they are introducing him Friday.
