Who should be the next coach?

[Donnie740]

Would you hire Brind'Amour if he becomes available.

What has he won?

Brind’Amour won a cup as the assistant captain, so he’s at least been there and understands what it takes to win.

 

[CaptainCrunch17]

We already tried Babcock and he failed

He arguably did as well as Keefe did.

 

[tokyoite]

patrick roy.

he is on the verge of winning the memorial cup.

I know there are pros and cons about him.

 

[Squiffy]

I wish the Leafs hadn't done this backwards. If Babs had flamed out with Buffalo instead of T.O., wouldn't you want him now? He's everything we think we need.

Put me in the Q camp. I don't put a high level of guilt on him, it reads like a high level failure, not a coaching level failure. There's plenty of levels above Coach that shouldn't have allowed this.. affront to society.. nightmare.. to happen. He missed it, and that is tragic, but it does seem like he was kept away from it purposely.

 

[TorontoTrades]

Quenville

 

[Boxscore]

Would you hire Brind'Amour if he becomes available.

In a heartbeat. I think Brind'Amour is one of the elite, young coaches in the league. Already has a Jack Adams on his resume, is loaded with character, and gets high-quality effort out of his teams on a nightly basis. But Roddy is a pipe dream so I'll go with Quenneville or Gallant.

 

[Leafblooded]

This entire organization is spineless, no doubt

 

[WillTheThrill]

I wish the Leafs hadn't done this backwards. If Babs had flamed out with Buffalo instead of T.O., wouldn't you want him now? He's everything we think we need.

Put me in the Q camp. I don't put a high level of guilt on him, it reads like a high level failure, not a coaching level failure. There's plenty of levels above Coach that shouldn't have allowed this.. affront to society.. nightmare.. to happen. He missed it, and that is tragic, but it does seem like he was kept away from it purposely.

Coach Q was aware of the allegations against Brad. And he still wrote a reference letter for Brad which he used to get a position at a school where he raped a teenage boy.

 

[BallardEra]

 

[Buds17]

I wish the Leafs hadn't done this backwards. If Babs had flamed out with Buffalo instead of T.O., wouldn't you want him now? He's everything we think we need.

Put me in the Q camp. I don't put a high level of guilt on him, it reads like a high level failure, not a coaching level failure. There's plenty of levels above Coach that shouldn't have allowed this.. affront to society.. nightmare.. to happen. He missed it, and that is tragic, but it does seem like he was kept away from it purposely.

IMO, Babcock still had a lot of shine from winning with DET and having never been fired at either of his previous gigs (w/ANA and DET). I don't think he's as much of a hot commodity if he flames out with Buffalo.

 

[TMLBlueandWhite]

So typical.of this team to allow Carbery to go to another organization to be head coach there when there's a very good chance Keefe will be getting fired by the next GM.

 

[tmlfan98]

I'm hoping Treliving can poach Mitch Love from his former team somehow. This guy left his WHL team to coach Calgary's AHL team and won AHL coach of the year back to back in his first 2 AHL seasons behind the bench.

The amount of Stanley Cup winning coaches that have won this award in the past is staggering:
-Fred Shero (1970)
-John Muckler (1975)
-Jacques Demers (1983)
-Marc Crawford (1993)
-Barry Trotz (1994)
-Peter Laviolette (1999)
-Claude Julien (2003)
-Jon Cooper (2012)

Other current/recent NHL coaches who have won this award include Don Granato (2001), Bruce Cassidy (2002), Guy Boucher (2010), John Hynes (2011), Jeff Blashill (2014), and Spencer Carbery (2021).

 

[sunstersun]

I think if we trade one of the core 4, it actually is fine to keep Keefe.

 

[WillTheThrill]

Just saw that Elliotte said on radio this morn that Shanny was happy with the job Keefe did and It sounds like he'll be back

 

[Kurtz]

Just saw that Elliotte said on radio this morn that Shanny was happy with the job Keefe did and It sounds like he'll be back

A nepo baby Shanny puppet is not who I had in mind as the ideal GM. Firing Keefe seemed like the low-hanging fruit and he can't even manage that.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Just saw that Elliotte said on radio this morn that Shanny was happy with the job Keefe did and It sounds like he'll be back

Such a great evaluator of talent

 

[tokyoite]

the top choice is patrick roy.
the second is dan bylsma.

 

[LeafSteel]

I'm hoping Treliving can poach Mitch Love from his former team somehow. This guy left his WHL team to coach Calgary's AHL team and won AHL coach of the year back to back in his first 2 AHL seasons behind the bench.

The amount of Stanley Cup winning coaches that have won this award in the past is staggering:
-Fred Shero (1970)
-John Muckler (1975)
-Jacques Demers (1983)
-Marc Crawford (1993)
-Barry Trotz (1994)
-Peter Laviolette (1999)
-Claude Julien (2003)
-Jon Cooper (2012)

Other current/recent NHL coaches who have won this award include Don Granato (2001), Bruce Cassidy (2002), Guy Boucher (2010), John Hynes (2011), Jeff Blashill (2014), and Spencer Carbery (2021).

Are you advocating for him to be given Keefe’s job, or brought on as a replacement for Carbery as an assistant coach?

Thought on John Hynes and how he could work here anyone?

 

[notbias]

Brind’Amour won a cup as the assistant captain, so he’s at least been there and understands what it takes to win.

Not as a coach clearly.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Is Babcock signing official? Might be an option