Keefe signed to a contract extension
- Thread starter Frank E
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I don't exactly love Keefe, but once they decided he was returning this season a contract extension of some kind was pretty much necessary. They weren't doing a 2nd straight season with a key personnel on a lame duck deal.
Frank E said:
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1696918810568147418
Frank E said:
Yeah. A 2-year extension says a lot about the situation.
bustaheims
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CarltonTheBear said:
Yeah. It's basically the minimum they could have given him without it being a clear sign they want to replace him at the first signs of struggle.
Peter D.
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Not much a fan of his or this extension. But I'm willing to give him some leeway to see how he does under the oversight of the team from someone other than Dubas. He stumbles, and it's an easy fire that the organization can eat the cost of.
I'm sure there were also some/many players who were longing for some continuity than losing both Dubas and Keefe in the off-season, both whom have a seemingly good rapport with the players. This also allows Treliving to keep his coaching "bullet" in his back pocket for another day.
Skeptical, but cautiously optimistic that we'll see Keefe become a better coach under the circumstances.
I'm sure there were also some/many players who were longing for some continuity than losing both Dubas and Keefe in the off-season, both whom have a seemingly good rapport with the players. This also allows Treliving to keep his coaching "bullet" in his back pocket for another day.
Skeptical, but cautiously optimistic that we'll see Keefe become a better coach under the circumstances.
dappleganger
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Peter D. said:
He got the team playing a solid defensive system and he deserves a lot of credit for that.
I?ve been around this forum since the Quinn days, and have been around every leafs coach since Doug Carpenter. There has never, once, been a coach where I?ve seen the fanbase happy with. Yes I know someone is going to say Burns, but after the 2 magical runs the call in shows and media were souring in him.
So maybe you don?t like this but I guarantee whoever is the next coach, you?ll find reason not to like them either.
So maybe you don?t like this but I guarantee whoever is the next coach, you?ll find reason not to like them either.
dappleganger
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Joe said:
"Rookie" coach John Cooper comes to mind...
bustaheims
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Joe said:
Coaches all have a shelf life. That's just the unfortunate reality of professional sports. The fans like (some) of them for a while - especially if there's an uptick in the team's fortunes - and, once there's any step back or stagnation, we turn on them.