Why is Craig Berube still coaching the Maple Leafs?

About this episode

Jonas and James discuss the Maple Leafs' decision to retain Craig Berube and explore potential candidates for the team's hockey operations leadership.

With the Leafs officially eliminated from the playoffs after nine straight playoff seasons, Jonas and James discuss why the Maple Leafs have held on to Craig Berube with Peter Deboer coming off the board, being hired by the New York Islanders this past weekend. Plus the guys talk about Florida Panthers assistant General Manager Sunny Mehta, one of the names the Leafs are interested in as the next hockey operations leader for Toronto's hockey team. Hosts: Jonas Siegel and James Mirtle Producer: Jeff Domet Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonas Siegel, James Mirtle

Topics covered

• coaching decisions
• playoff elimination
• hockey operations
• Maple Leafs
• NHL news

Keywords

• Craig Berube
• Peter Deboer
• Sunny Mehta
• Toronto Maple Leafs
• NHL playoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs

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