Maple Leafs Hot Stove

All signs currently point toward Craig Berube as the Maple Leafs’ next head coach. TSN’s Darren Dreger reported on Friday morning that he anticipates an announcement soon, possibly as early as next Tuesday: Dreger: I know that the Maple Leafs have gone the distance with Craig Berube. As we are having this conversation, I would […]

The dust has settled since the Maple Leafs were eliminated from the 2024 playoffs and Sheldon Keefe was subsequently dismissed as head coach. Now, the real work starts. Before we get to what’s next, I wanted to share a few thoughts on Keefe and his tenure. The firing itself was not surprising at this point. […]

In the latest episode of the MLHS Podcast, Nick Ashbourne and Anthony Petrielli reflect on the series loss to Boston and Sheldon Keefe’s coaching tenure, preview the search for a new head coach, and dissect Friday’s press conference by Brad Treliving, Brendan Shanahan, and Keith Pelley. Maple Leafs Hotstove · The Maple Leafs' coaching search […]

At Friday’s press conference, Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving discussed the firing of Sheldon Keefe, the coaching search, the possibility of core player personnel changes, and the reasons for falling short in the 2024 playoffs. Treliving’s statement on the dismissal of Sheldon Keefe First and foremost, I want to offer my sincere thank you to […]

At Friday’s press conference, Keith Pelley discussed his new role as MLSE CEO, his early evaluation of Brendan Shanahan and Brad Treliving, and the winning culture he is hoping to help foster in the Leafs organization.  Keith Pelley’s Opening Statement I will not make this a habit of participating in team operation news conferences, but […]

At Friday’s press conference, Maple Leafs President and Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan discussed the firing of Sheldon Keefe, another disappointing playoff showing from his team, and whether he is going to revisit his commitment to his core players. Opening Statement on the dismissal of Sheldon Keefe, reflection on the season Shanahan: First off, I would […]

So ends the five-season coaching tenure of Sheldon Keefe, who leaves the Maple Leafs as the winningest regular-season coach in franchise history (212-97-40, .665 PTS%) but with just one playoff-round win and a 16-21 postseason record to his name. Keefe stabilized the team he inherited from Mike Babcock back in November 2019, and, in all […]

“The challenge here in Toronto is not coming up with the plan. The challenge in Toronto is sticking to it.” Those were Brendan Shanahan’s famous words when he was hired as Leafs President and set out to rebuild the ailing, storied franchise. For an organization that had been stuck in the mud for a decade […]

On locker cleanout day, head coach Sheldon Keefe discussed the heat Mitch Marner is facing in the Toronto market, the failure of the power play (1 for 21) in the series loss versus Boston, the offensive struggles year after year in the playoffs, and his role as head coach moving forward. Opening Statement on the […]

In some ways, the latest Maple Leafs vs. Bruins post-season battle was one of the toughest playoff series to analyze. Before the first game started, it was shockingly revealed that the Maple Leafs would be without one of their star forwards (the one with the most consistent history of playoff production) for Game 1. And […]