Sheldon Keefe on what really held the Maple Leafs back — and how it can help the Devils
Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on Dec. 10. On Thursday, Sheldon Keefe will coach in Toronto for the first time since joining the New Jersey Devils. NEWARK, N.J. — The slogan that lines the dressing room wall of Sheldon Keefe’s New Jersey Devils team reads: Compete. Commit. Connect.
Keefe finds bittersweet homecoming in Devils loss to Maple Leafs
Keefe was coaching an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs on May 9. Having been hired by the Devils 14 days later, he’d faced his former team twice this season, both at Prudential Center.
If the Toronto Maple Leafs and Brad Treliving wanted to add a cheap but reliable centerman, they should look to Long Island.
Nylander scored the overtime winner on a breakaway chance to earn the Leafs’ third consecutive win against New Jersey.
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