Elliotte Friedman breaks down the Maple Leafs' off-season plan
The Toronto Maple Leafs offseason has officially begun, with the players and head coach Sheldon Keefe already given their exit interviews. Now NHL insider Elliotte Friedman believes the team will begin making serious offseason moves, starting today.
The reliable insider had a lot to say about the Leafs on 32 thoughts this morning. He revealed that the team is ready to shake of their latest first-round exit and move forward with what needs to be done. Will this mean firing head coach Sheldon Keefe? Friedman himself admitted that he does not know exactly what is coming for the team, but did note that he expects major moves to be announced in the coming days.
Leafs fans took Friedman's monologue to mean that the team will be firing head coach Sheldon Keefe today. They believe the team waited a couple days to be respectful to the coach, especially given Keefe's induction to the Brampton sports hall of fame yesterday.
It is also a popular belief that the team will be announcing their new head coach hire in the coming days, possibly on Friday, when the team's management will host their own end-of-season exit interviews.
Friedman and Marek discuss a wide breadth of NHL news on the full 32 thoughts podcast, ranging from the Playoffs to the draft lottery. The full show can be accessed from the post below.
Source: HockeyPatrol
Elliotte Friedman breaks down exactly what's ahead for the Maple Leafs
| POLL | ||
MAI 8 | 102 ANSWERS Elliotte Friedman breaks down the Maple Leafs' off-season plan Do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs will trade Mitch Marner in the offseason? | ||
| Yes | 71 | 69.6 % |
| No | 31 | 30.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||