Sheldon Keefe

Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan said that general manager Kyle Dubas and coach Sheldon Keefe will return next season despite yet another first-round playoff exit for the team. The Maple Leafs lost in seven games to the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are chasing their third straight Stanley Cup. Toronto...

In many ways, I feel greasy about writing this. I generally try to care as little as possible about individual awards, and I’m still not sure what I truly think of Sheldon Keefe as a coach. I think as far as Leafs coaches have gone recently you have to consider him one of the best, there is a true benefit to having a head coach and general manager on the same wavelength, and of course, you can’t argue with results, and the Leafs have certainly achieved under Keefe this season. While it seems odd to still be unsure about a coach with the season Keefe has had, I do in fact believe you have to hand it to him in this situation, and that’s why I feel comfortable saying Keefe deserves strong consideration for the Jack Adams based on the following reasons.