Your thoughts on Berube & coaching staff

[TopCheeseShotta]

Still elite...

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[ItsFineImFine]

You know Berube didn't have a guy as good as Nylander or Matthews on his 2019 Blues team but he also had Parayko, Pietrangelo, Dunn, and JBo on defence and he made good use of them.

Defense wins championships, can't have half your cap allocated to four forwards, one of which is past his prime and another who's a regular season perimeter player.

Also despite that cap allocation to four forwards, Leafs can't dominate with one line like Landeskog/MacKinnon/Rantanen could.

 

[Ianturnedbull]

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[TopCheeseShotta]

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Deep cut.. I like it

 

[Suntouchable13]

Give Keefe this goaltending and the team still looks about the same. Iffy to come out of the 1st round. This team needed a major core shakeup, along with the coaching change. So if Berube sitting at the podium after another 1st round exit this spring, what exactly did he accomplish that's different from Keefe? Does he have any answers?

 

[CabanaBoy5]

I'm beginning to worry about Berube and some of his post game comments. He thought that the Leafs put in a good effort against the Canucks? Was he watching the same game the rest of us watched? I understand if he said it was the end of a long road trip, the team was a little fatigued, but to say that the team played well is disingenuous to the fanbase. If it wasn't for Woll, the Leafs would have lost by 3 or 4 goals. I also don't like how he doesn't have accountability with his players. OEL boneheaded penalty at a key point in the third, sit his ass down for a few shifts.

 

[Menzinger]

I'm beginning to worry about Berube and some of his post game comments. He thought that the Leafs put in a good effort against the Canucks? Was he watching the same game the rest of us watched? I understand if he said it was the end of a long road trip, the team was a little fatigued, but to say that the team played well is disingenuous to the fanbase. If it wasn't for Woll, the Leafs would have lost by 3 or 4 goals. I also don't like how he doesn't have accountability with his players. OEL boneheaded penalty at a key point in the third, sit his ass down for a few shifts.

I'd imagine there's a big gap between what's said to the press and behind closed doors on a regular basis

Getting the media riled up doesnt do him any good

 

[authentic]

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.


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

I would say this is mostly due to goaltending though. Still though, can’t complain with his coaching. The results speak for themselves at the end of the day, and if we win the Cup or even reach the finals this year then we can safely say we likely have a better coach.

 

[Evilhomer]

I'm beginning to worry about Berube and some of his post game comments. He thought that the Leafs put in a good effort against the Canucks? Was he watching the same game the rest of us watched? I understand if he said it was the end of a long road trip, the team was a little fatigued, but to say that the team played well is disingenuous to the fanbase. If it wasn't for Woll, the Leafs would have lost by 3 or 4 goals. I also don't like how he doesn't have accountability with his players. OEL boneheaded penalty at a key point in the third, sit his ass down for a few shifts.

I generally believe about 0% of what coaches in any sport say to the media.

 

[CabanaBoy5]

I'd imagine there's a big gap between what's said to the press and behind closed doors on a regular basis

Getting the media riled up doesnt do him any good

I wouldn’t want him to throw any specific players under the bus, but an acknowledgment that they didn’t play a good game would be reasonable. I don’t believe that would rile the media. If he said Matthews and Marner were lazy for parts of that game then I agree that the media would jump on that. Best coaches are honest in their assessments. Best coaches also hold players accountable. Didn’t Cooper healthy scratch Kucherov for a game? I can think of several players who could use a seat in the press box, eg Domi