Your thoughts on Berube & coaching staff

[Hellcat]

What are your thoughts on Berube and the coaching staff?

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[ACC1224]

Thought Matthews and Marner ran the team? (aka Inmates run the Asylum)

 

[IPS]

Hasn't done anything with the team that Keefe couldn't/didn't do.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

It's too early, but a great start when you consider all the injuries.

Toronto has been able to stay in 1 goal games, and hold a lead in the 3rd period better than other years.

Hasn't done anything with the team that Keefe couldn't/didn't do.

You're not going to give Berube the 82 game benefit of the doubt?

 

[IPS]

You're not going to give Berube the 82 game benefit of the doubt?

Ultimately it's not too relevant however they finish the reg season. If Berbube's got them playing a hard playoff style that's winning rounds that's how he's truly going to separate himself from Keefe.

 

[TopCheeseShotta]

There's no denying that there's a 'presence' to Craig Berube, that can't help but make the leaf players a bit more willing to engage. And they started out the year throwing more hits early on. I've even seen a slight increase in Marner's physicality here. But honestly, much of that has cooled. The old habits are back, stylistically they seem much the same aside from protecting the house a bit more and losing their offence across all 12 forwards and D. The grinder element has been nothing to write home about. And, nothing that would give any indication that things will be different in the postseason. Craig needs to refocus and get em hardened up in the 2nd half here, but good luck - as its the country club that is MLSE, which needs to change around them even more.

 

[SprDaVE]

I don't see the huge difference or how it will make it better in the post-season, but we'll see. Opinions can change and the most part of the season is coming up.

Right now the team is highly inconsistent with a painful PP that makes no sense, and now the PK is sputtering. Goaltending has been the only thing truly really good most nights.

I will give them some slack for the amount of injuries we've had to overcome. I'd blame our management for not helping there.

 

[egd27]

We all know success isn't measured on February 1st, so "too early to judge the coaching staff"

 

[DarkKnight]

I prefer this type of hockey to translate to the playoffs.

 

[ULF_55]

Matthews and marner
Nylander and Holmberg

Can only get better.

 

[Tie Domi Esquire]

Better defensively but overall you can't turn kittens into tigers. When the chips are down we will see the same thing. As I said EIGHT YEARS AGO ( ) the team philosophy is flawed at such a basic level, and it is insulting to the point of not wanting to be a fan anymore that they refuse to address it.

 

[leafsfan5]

Poor job

The offence stinks and I'm not really sure why that would change in the playoffs. The defence was good for the first few months but has regressed significantly. We have also been a horrible team by xGF% since late November

We'll see how it shapes up for the playoffs, but I'm not confident. A lot of the issues also fall on Brad Treliving (his roster construction has been puzzling) so it's not entirely on Berube

 

[ToneDog]

Something tells me he has been neutered and/or has been infected by Blue and White disease.

 

[ToneDog]

Hasn't done anything with the team that Keefe couldn't/didn't do.

Actually given the injuries, lack of depth up front, garbage PP, zero offence from the blue line, a shitty 7.5m dman and Matty only having 20 goals after 50 games, I'd say he's made lemonade from the lemons he was given.