Blackhawks, Craig Berube and Toronto Maple Leafs
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Tension is palpable in Toronto's dressing room as the Maple Leafs struggle for consistency, shifting focus to player relationships. Coach Craig Berube
Craig Berube and William Nylander aren’t the first coach and leading scorer under the Maple Leafs’ lodge to find themselves in a challenging relationship.
Pressure is building around the NHL after the Buffalo Sabres fired GM Kevyn Adams. That move has shifted focus across the league. Attention now turns to Toronto and Nashville.
Craig Berube did not hide his frustration after the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 6-3 to the Edmonton Oilers at home on Saturday. Speaking to the media after the game, the coach pointed his message directly at Auston Matthews and the team’s leadership group. He said the issue is not systems, but mindset and urgency.
Thursday night marks the return of Ryan Reaves to Toronto after the former Maple Leaf was traded to the Sharks this summer. Reaves’ exit from the city came after he spoked candidly about feeling the team ‘lacked trust’ in his game last season,