16 Head Coaches for the Toronto Maple Leafs to Consider Hiring
By James Tanner
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Todd McLellan
It seems like McLellan should be older, but he's only in his mid-50s. He's just been coaching in the NHL since he was about 40, which is a young start for a coach.
In his career he's coached the San Jose Sharks, the Edmonton Oilers and the LA Kings.
He would be the most hilarious choice for the Leafs. So hilarious, and so idiotic of a choice I can't believe he's being mentioned at all, let alone as supposedly one of the top choices.
In case you are unaware, Todd McLellan would fit right in with this roster - he hasn't made it past the second round in over a decade.
In fact, just like Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, he has only made it to the second round once since 2016 where he lost.
In addition, and you can't make this up, he was the coach of the San Jose Sharks from 2008 to 2014. You might remember him as the coach of the most similar team to this version of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The 08-14 Sharks were one of the best teams in recent NHL history to never win the Stanley Cup. To replace Sheldon Keefe with a guy who looks like his silver-fox half-brother, who was basically the Keefe a decade before Keefe himself became the new McLellan would be just too much.
There is no way the Toronto Maple Leas would even consider this. Then again....