16 Head Coaches for the Toronto Maple Leafs to Consider Hiring
By James Tanner
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Boston Bruins in game 7 last week, and this set off a week of insanity in Leafs Nation.
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired their head coach of the last five years on Thursday when they sent Sheldon Keefe packing.
On Friday came the news that while "everything was on the table" no other changes would be coming.
Brendan Shanahan would be staying on.
Brad Treliving - despite an absolutely horrible first season on the job - would be staying on.
The Leafs might trade Marner or Tavares, but the window to do that without making their team much worse has closed. They could have moved Nylander before signing him, they could have traded Marner before his no-movement clause kicked in.
And speaking of no movement clauses, maybe giving them out like they were Halloween candy wasn't the best idea.
Whatever happened, and whatever reason they happened for, it doesn't matter.
The Leafs President and his hand-picked GM have failed and it's pretty clear to all involved that the Leafs owners should have went with Kyle Dubas last year when he tried for his mentor's job.
They didn't, and here we are. No matter. The Leafs need a coach - that much is clear.
Here is a list of candidates:
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