I would like to use this first-click privilege to thank you, Shannon, for years of consistent entertainment, and to wish your buns, cats, and family a lovely year :)

@TheFlizash

16 күн бұрын

I love this.

@mikem1877

15 күн бұрын

Well look at this distinguished gentleman! Yyyeeeeessss

Oh, to be a fly on the wall the first time the Leafs go into the room after doing something stupid and Chief walks in and strips the paint off the walls. Good luck, Chief! You'll always be a legend in the Lou.

@gabrieleames5769

16 күн бұрын

If anyone can get the Leafs to give a shit on the ice it’ll be him

@jeffreym.8957

14 күн бұрын

The Bruins coach got all ticked off with Pasta. Did it work? No - they're out. Pasta was doing his best. Florida did a great job taking away his time and space. This nonsense that players only care if they are being yelled and screamed at by coaches is so 1950's-ish. Also, every player does something stupid. It's one of the fastest sports out there and mistakes are made - even at the NHL level. If they continue to make the same mistake the coach looks at other options - benching, sitting someone for a shift, a period... whatever. IMO screaming at someone is bunch of a toxic bs, like cross-checking everyone after the whistle.

Happy for Chief!

Congrats to Berube. Hope he enjoys the 2 seasons there before he's made the next scapegoat.

@bobturnbull18

16 күн бұрын

Heh , didn't Keefe last something like 5 years. Berube deserves at least as much.

@csolivais1979

16 күн бұрын

@bobturnbull18 depends on how fans look at it. Keefe was a rookie NHL coach, so you could argue it takes time to learn the job. Not going to be able to make that argument with Berube, especially since he was brought in to give them post season success.

@bobturnbull18

16 күн бұрын

@@csolivais1979 So the fans decide the coaches tenure ? You should let Shanahan know.

@csolivais1979

16 күн бұрын

@bobturnbull18 said fans. Ment to say fans and management. That being said, there have been times that fans have gotten coaches fired.

@NothingToPointOut24

16 күн бұрын

@@bobturnbull18 Difference to me is, 5 years ago, Keefe was taking over a team that hasnt underachieved for the last 5 years. Leafs might be one more postseason failur away from blowing it up, if they even can. He's also younger. Berube isnt old per say but 5 years from now he'll be in his 60s. How many current coaches are that old? 2? If that. Its not looking good for him unless he has some instant success or the fans and media temper expectations. Which never seems to happen

I really feel like he could change the culture within the team and get them in the right mindset. The culture and pressure that the fans bring are what will be challenging but he’s done it before

@neeltheother2342

16 күн бұрын

Whatever culture the fans are bringing is certainly not a winning culture. Maybe said culture and pressure needs to change...

@jeffreym.8957

16 күн бұрын

@dylancarrigan99 32 teams have lots of fans and want to win. 31 teams go home unhappy.

@jeffreym.8957

16 күн бұрын

@@neeltheother2342 This is the only real culture... "maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth."

@20thCenturyManTrad

16 күн бұрын

He has the ability, his style of hockey with the right talent, can do magic. But they have to give him the players to work with, and get him a goalie.

@bbeaup

14 күн бұрын

@dylancarrigan99your comment was also a vast oversimplification.

i can't believe he would take that job, only a madman would want to be under that microscope

@JeffKing310

16 күн бұрын

It's not for everyone. But for the truly driven, the hottest seat is where they want to be.

@Mansini77

16 күн бұрын

It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it. Berube has thick skin, the media not the fans are going to put him on tilt.

@rickyaz8640

16 күн бұрын

You win a Cup there, you become a God. Marner was right, except he hasn’t won anything so he’s merely a dog

@brandoman79

16 күн бұрын

@@Mansini77 100% Agree with you. He's a former Leaf; he knows the pressure of playing in Toronto and what the media and fan expectations are. The Leafs Players won't be able to use the " Media and Fans put to much pressure on us" excuse with him; because he's worn a Leafs jersey; and played at Maple Leaf Gardens and had to deal with the Media and Fans himself. It was one thing to be a Coach in the Toronto market like Keefe was and know the pressure from a coaching stand point; but it is totally different when you've actually worn the Leafs crest on your jersey and played for the team. To me that is the ingredient that has been missing from top level Coaches who have come to Toronto and failed to have success; they knew the market from a Coach's perspective but not as an actual Maple Leaf Player. And to me that is were he can reach the players; he can relate to them in a way a Babcock; or a Keefe can't and couldn't ( I just picked them as they were the two that popped into my head; but there are other excellent Head Coaches who were behind the bench in Toronto that fit that description too)

@Wayf4rer

16 күн бұрын

They're paying him millions and will continue to do so if he gets fired lol

Yes, I believe that CRAIG BERUBE is a good choice to be the leafs new coach. It's a start, but other changes need to be made for the LEAFS if they want to go far in the playoffs next season. GOOD LUCK, CRAIG .

I watched the Bulldogs when they were the Canadiens AHL affiliate (saw Price play). I'm not sure what the renovations are supposed to do but they couldn't fill the upper bowl. It was always a family friendly place to watch a game and affordable.

@jeffreym.8957

12 күн бұрын

It's not too bad to get in and out, either. I was also at Price's AHL Final! I was totally a bandwagon jumper, though. I was the only one in the section without a red sweater on. Price was something else.

Can't believe Biz called that, it's so funny to watch that clip back XD

Good luck to Berube, but his hiring doesn't mean their drafting of defencemen has been fixed.

Maybe Hamilton could attract a PWHL team too?

Good luck Cheif and the Leafs.

I'm watching old Berube Leaf clips, just watched a Berube Roberts scrap. Good stuff.

Optimism. Give it a chance before you guys dump on everything.

Give em hell chief!!!!! Still think the flyers management failed you, while you were here good luck!

@HawklordLI

16 күн бұрын

Blues management failed him too.

Where did you get that leafs jersey?

My biggest hope is that Berube is blunt enough to tell Shanahan when he wants to do something stupid.

As a Blues fan, I love Berube! Wish him all the best in that madhouse. I can honestly say I hope he helps them get the cup.

Just like the Canucks when everyone thought that Coach Rich Toccket going to get that job

Everyone knew who it would be.

Game 7 on my birthday would be pretty awesome though

Leafs need elite goaltending and defense.

@Brandon-qd2lb

15 күн бұрын

No cap space for either haha!

@kakarotblake

15 күн бұрын

@@Brandon-qd2lbnot yet anyway

@jeffreym.8957

12 күн бұрын

Yep. You need both. Tampa and Boston both had elite goaltending and are out.

Do they call him chief coach or coach chief?

Plz no Keefe to NJ, now they missed out on Berube.

@mcj44

16 күн бұрын

How come? Keefe is a good coach. The only reason you think he has more flaws than any other coach is because he was in Toronto.

@NothingToPointOut24

16 күн бұрын

I'd prefer Keefe over Berube or any of the other recycled names. In a dream scenario we'd get either Brind Amour or maybe Sullivan if Pitt decides to fire him and hire Keefe. I dont expect either of those things to happen though But put Keefe in a smaller market with not as much pressure as Toronto and I bet he'd be successful.

@jeffreym.8957

16 күн бұрын

@@NothingToPointOut24 Maybe. But how do you have any proof of this? That he would be successful somewhere else? Maybe he's the best coach in the league? On the other hand maybe he's the worst coach? Babcock was treated like some coaching god and then he was handed a weak Leafs team and they finished last in the league in his first year. I could have coached them to finish last in the league.

@NothingToPointOut24

16 күн бұрын

@@jeffreym.8957 The proof is that you cant base anything off of what a coach does in Toronto. If he doesnt win the Cup, he's a failure to the media and that fanbase and that seem to trickle down to the opinions of other teams fans for some reason. IDK anything about Keefe but based on the other realistic choices, I'd take his unknowns over the rest. Berube won a Cup and was fired and then not immediately picked up by another team. So who knows how good he is? Fact is, there's probably 5-10 really good coaches in the league right now and the rest are guys that could hop around from team to team and maybe eventually find one that sticks. Maybe Keefe in NJ has that potential. If they hire him I give him a much longer shelf life there than Berube will have in Toronto, thats for sure.

@qp2044

16 күн бұрын

​@NothingToPointOut24 so the only coach that has found the finish line is yhe one you would want the least while the 2 have only underachieved would be preferable? No dog in this fight, but strange take

Hintz isn't playing. Might have a slim chance. Trenin isn't playing though and not sure about Wagner.

We would have won back to back Cups in St Louis if not for Covid. We fired Berube not because he is a bad coach . Everyone From the owner to General Manager & most of the players still Love him. Our Stanley Cup window just closed. He cannot take young players & develop a cup team. But he will let you know where the problems lie. You have enough talent in Toronto but it will take a few changes that Berube wants. Get ready to play heavy & Forecheck but most importantly you have to Backcheck. No skating around waiting for the Puck, You have to take it. Good luck Toronto. Berube will Never Ever be forgotten here in St Louis. Cant wait until you come to town. It will be one of longest Standing Ovations ever Heard.

i like the berube hire .

I like the hire.

I think the NHL must be spying on Shannon. Maybe there’s a camera in the Bettman picture?

shanahan has 2 go

I think Berube is a good option, but he alone isn't going to be enough to get them to the promised land. Gonna have to do something crazy

THG leaves HQ coaches fired or hired and Steve Dangle drops pod before news, a tale old as youtube time.

Do you plan on watching any of the World Hockey Championship over the next week or so?

@TheHockeyGuy

16 күн бұрын

No because I don't have time

@Taco1011

16 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuy Fair enough! You're insanely hardworking and the insanity of the playoffs is crazy enough to follow

I remember when the Penguins won their first Cup. The last game of the Cup Final was on May 25th, and that was the latest the Stanley Cup had ever been awarded, at that point. It's weird how that keeps extending deeper into the summer. And the Berube thing... it's Toronto. Until it actually happens, I'm skeptical that _anything_ will make an appreciable difference to that team's chance of winning. I get that some people are excited. I'm not saying it's wrong to be excited. But as of this moment, I'm convinced the Leafs winning anything after 1967 would violate some fundamental law of the universe.

@jeffreym.8957

12 күн бұрын

With 32 teams even if you are contender you have to realize it's very, very unlikely you'll win. The Rangers have been decent for years and haven't won it all in 30 years, the Stars in 25 years, Oilers in 34 years and Panthers have never won!

For Steve Dangle's sake, I hope Berube succeeds. But only 3 coaches have ever won cups with multiple teams. We shall see how it goes.

@73Ambassador

16 күн бұрын

Actually, I just watched TSN overdrive, and they said It has been only 1 coach, Scotty Bowman has won a cup with multiple teams. If there are 2 others, please name them so I can go back to that video and tell them they're wrong, lol

@jockejocke1

16 күн бұрын

@@73Ambassador I count 4 head coaches that have won Stanley Cups with multiple teams: Scotty Bowman - Detroit, Montreal, Pittsburgh Dick Irvin - Toronto, Montreal Lester Patrick - New York, Victoria Tommy Gorman - Chicago, Montreal

@73Ambassador

15 күн бұрын

@@jockejocke1 Thanks. I'm going to go back and watch the other video. They might have meant in the Post-expansion era. Everything seemed easier to accomplish when there were only a handful of teams.

Boudreau would have been better for the Leafs I think. But Berube was my 2nd choice.

Hamilton Coyotes what could've been years ago. Hamilton Bulldogs for NHL entry in this lifetime.

Belleville is loosing an other team to Hamilton?

If Berube can’t fix the leafs nobody can

Berube only had 1 really good run as head coach. Last half of 2018-19 season and postseason, and that's about it.

Rangers getting some good rest

Don't think it changes a thing?

series delayed so more prebetting can be done...

It won't change what happens next year's playoffs LMAO 😂😂😂

Berube is a good coach but doesn't like prima-donna's or media attention, I'm not sure it's a good fit.

The Hamilton Senators

This seems like a Hail Mary attempt for this Leafs era. Berube has quite the task ahead of him.

Obviously the best Ontario team gets the best coach

Leafs sure rushed that.

@kakarotblake

15 күн бұрын

Not really. The Leafs getting Brind’Amour was a long shot and they couldn’t risk losing Berube to another team

first

Shannon I heard you mentioned some WNBA games in Hamilton. Do you think you might get their jersey when Toronto gets the team in 2026?

Wnba why bring in a organization that loses money 😂

If the Leafs didn't at least look at Joel Quenneville.

@Mansini77

16 күн бұрын

Q would need to be reinstated by Bettman.

@csolivais1979

16 күн бұрын

I don't think the Leafs want that type of negativity surrounding their coach.

@73Ambassador

16 күн бұрын

​@@csolivais1979Everything about the Leafs is already Negative, lol

@kakarotblake

15 күн бұрын

@@73Ambassadornot that kind of negative

The Leafs are informed that they suck.

Don't be surprised by this shock trade. Binnington for Marner type deal!

@jeffreym.8957

16 күн бұрын

That would be a shock given that Binnington is a below average NHL goalie. He has a .903 save percentage over the past three years. Might as well keep Martin Jones.

@csolivais1979

16 күн бұрын

Can't see Marner waiving his no trade to go to St. Louis right now.

@dmonsef

16 күн бұрын

@@jeffreym.8957 Jones is a backup goalie now.

@TheOriginalTuhat

16 күн бұрын

@@jeffreym.8957tell me you don’t watch him play without telling me you don’t watch him play

@jeremyday212

16 күн бұрын

Oh really on Binnington? Their Blues record was as competitive as it was because of him. He has propped up this team for two straight seasons

Berube is going to regret this day.

@JD200_

16 күн бұрын

Four yr deal worth idk how many million. Dudes not regretting a thing

@hughjass1044

16 күн бұрын

@@JD200_ Players don't play, and coaches don't coach, for money at this level. They do it to win, for accomplishment.

@csolivais1979

16 күн бұрын

​@hughjass1044 na, otherwise nobody would want to coach rebuilding teams. But I do think Berube wants the challenge of trying to succeed in Toronto.

@hughjass1044

16 күн бұрын

@@csolivais1979 Lots of people want to coach rebuilding teams, actually, and for mostly the same reason that you think Berube wants to be in Toronto - challenge and professional accomplishment. And perhaps you're right, maybe he does want the challenge but many who came before him wanted that too and went away aggravated and defeated but immensely relieved. Toronto is and always has been, a team that's nearly impossible to succeed as a coach because there's always been far too much of a country club atmosphere and a God complex around the star players and that's to say nothing of the unbearable level of public scrutiny. Some of the game's best coaches and GMs have gone through there and came away with squat!

@andygrenn680

16 күн бұрын

To take a struggling expansion team is a huge task…A brave individual indeed.

How long will it be when Mathews asks for a trade... because he is hard so hard on the players

@kakarotblake

15 күн бұрын

You don’t have to worry about Matthew’s. Guy scored 69 goals and was a selke finalist. Not much to shit on him about

Craig Berube is being handed a poisoned chalice... unless things change in the Leafs locker room. Maybe 1 more year with John Tavares and his contract then things can change.

The Leafs need to trade for Binnington and then they will win the Cup

Berube can thank Binnington for his Stanley Cup. We’ll see how this works out for Toronto. I believe Keefe is a better coach.

@73Ambassador

16 күн бұрын

I don't think Keefe was good either, but i think Berube isn't that great. He only had 1 really good run as head coach. Last half of 2018-19 season and postseason, and that's about it.

Berube will change nothing. Leafs are still a first round exit team

Was really hoping Buffalo would hire CB…if Toronto doesn’t make RD-3 next year, I bet he’ll be wishing they did, too. “It’s all Berube’s &&@% fault! He was supposed to €£¥% motivate them! And etc.!” Ah, we’ll see.

dear hockey guy, i watch you every day and appreciate the content. however, things happening when youre away is meaningless. youre here all the time and things happen all the time. you taking a break and things still happening is normal. i will still watch your take on things even if the news happened 100 years ago.

i predict 100 points season for the leaft and exit in 1st round.

First you gotta make the playoffs, then you have to win against 15 other really good teams. Leafs fans think that if they just make the right moves, they will win. The reality is that it's a crap shoot, more luck than skill.

@TheHockeyGuy

16 күн бұрын

No, you only have to win against four teams.

@davidgriffith3938

16 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuy You are playing semantics. There are sixteen teams in the playoffs. Assuming all teams are perfectly equal, you have a 1/16 chance of winning. Four series where you have a 1/2 chance of winning = 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/16 chance of winning. There are sixteen teams in the playoffs, and one winner. Any advantage that you can gain from picking players or coaches is negligible, because you are competing against 32 other teams at this level. Statistically, the winner of the President's trophy has a better argument of being the best team in the NHL. The Stanley Cup winner is just the team that beat the odds and got lucky.

@davidgriffith3938

16 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuy So I would argue that if you make the playoffs year after year, you are better off staying with that formula, that making a lot of changes because you don't WIN the Stanely Cup is just as likely to backfire and find you not in the playoffs. Seen it over and over again.

@TheHockeyGuy

16 күн бұрын

It's not luck. That is an insult to the players who sacrifice their health to block shots and throw/absorb hits. You have to beat four teams to win the Cup.

@davidgriffith3938

16 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuy It's luck. If it were not the Golden Knights would not have lost so early this year. If it were not luck, all series would be 4-0 sweeps.

This is the non story of the off-season. Who really cares who comes to Coach the Toronto Maple Leafs. No one.

@TheHockeyGuy

16 күн бұрын

I dunno. I think a few people might.

@andygrenn680

16 күн бұрын

@@TheHockeyGuy Few sounds about right…Better still few and far between is more like it…

@keith96969

16 күн бұрын

He won a cup with least amount of talent I seen in years so ya it’s big story

@andygrenn680

16 күн бұрын

@@keith96969 Berube beat my Bruins in 2019 Cup. I know all about that series. To hope the 2019 accomplishment is transferable to Toronto is a quantum unimaginable leap of faith followed by very few. The magnifying glass in the Mecca of Hockey will dash all good intentions…Good Ruck!

@keith96969

15 күн бұрын

@@andygrenn680 did you get into the Booze this weekend ?

Oh god how fast will they crash and burn this time? This isn’t 2019 lmao

Berube a terrible end to your coaching career.

Berube: hired to be fired and the source of everyone's ire in less than 3 years...because everyone in Toronto is eventually hated and blamed for everything that ails a perennial loser of a hockey team. Start the clock...now. Hell...he might not even last 3 years if they fire Shanny first.

@kakarotblake

15 күн бұрын

The Leafs have only had two head coaches over the last 9 years