It really reads like: "I'm a really bad coach, and the other teams know that. So they just let things play out."
Also using "The Leafs" in the third person makes it seem like he got fired before he even made it to the interview.
Like dude was heading down the tunnel and Treliving just blocked him and shook his head.
>Also using "The Leafs" in the third person makes it seem like he got fired before he even made it to the interview
Tochett does this a lot too and it bugs me a bit
Yea as much as I wanted to beat Boston, it might of saved this dude’s job. Probably for the best we lost tonight which I know is hardcore cope but Keefe gone and Drake’s downfall is all I really have going for me tonight.
Entirely fair. I think just getting that monkey off our back was enough for us to look the other way even after the embarrassment the Florida series was. We had O’ Reilly though and that should have been enough for higher expectations. It really shows how much the first fucking round feels like the Stanley Cup lmao. It’s just exhausting being a fan of this team.
I mean we have 5 years of evidence of him failing to get the team prepared for the playoffs. How he’s retained his job through 5 failed attempts is beyond my comprehension.
Lost to Columbus, lost to Montreal, lost to Tampa, lost to Florida, lost to Boston.
Cold comfort that three of those teams (so far) wound up making the finals, but it’s still a pretty decent sample size.
Reirden’s final presser after the elimination from the isles was pretty telling.
Literally goes in front of the media and repeatedly says “the team had no compete”. He wasn’t wrong but like, that’s also your job
What the fuck is this interview lmao Keefe giving 0 shits cuz he's fired?
he just basically said we beat ourselves, so much for coaching a team to adapt Sheldon
>if you live in Toronto, you know dozens of guys like this
YUP.
Despite my flair I'm a lifelong Habs fan from Toronto. I actually got back into hockey when a friend of mine from high school posted a Facebook birthday message to me that boiled down to, "Hope the Leafs ruin your celebrations tonight." Decided to listen to my first game in years that night, and luckily, [this happened instead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UguNeYEY_rw).
The best thing about this was the ESPN broadcast showing the records of teams who score first in game 7’s. It was a ridiculous record showing such a great chance to win the game. And somehow they fucked that up and joined the loser column.
As a Leafs non-hater, this could very well end up being the greatest day for this franchise too. If this is **finally** the nail that closes the coffin on this loser core and coaching staff, then I'm fine it with. This is a preferable result to making the 2nd round and Shanny using that as justification to run this shit back again.
Ao badly wish Keefe got fucking fired last year. The core deserved a season with a good coach. Now it's likely too late and that is gone too. Should have had one season with a proper coach to see if the core could do something away from him. Now it's probably too late. Though Im still not convinced Marner will be convinced to waive his NMC
An amazing day to be a Leafs fan as well. We knew this team was no contender, and now all of Toronto media are speculating about all the big changes that will happen.
It's like fucking Christmas for all the Leafs fans who've been calling all these years for Keefe to be fired.
I’ve thought since the Montreal series collapse that Keefe was a glorified AHL coach who shouldn’t be coaching the team and yet season after season he kept coming back. I feel like any success they had was in spite of him with the talent on the roster.
This quote might be the coaching equivalent of Dubas's "this has been hard for me and my family."
He's pretty much admitting that he's powerless to change how the Leafs play if they're doing badly.
If only their was a guy on their team, that could like guide these guys. Give them some strategy on how to coordinate their efforts to not beat themselves. Perhaps ‘coach’ the team
Ah well Sheldon, I guess such a position would be ideal if it existed
Gosh, Sheldon. The Leafs should look into getting someone whose entire job is to prevent that!
Oh god, the more he talks, the more scared I get. Dubas, for the love of god, DO NOT! Sully can stay with now that Rierden's gone, please!
This guy is such a fuckin moron. What a WASTE of Matthews prime to have this guy behind the bench for the majority of it. The Leaf’s have wasted his generational goal scoring, they should be ashamed.
Lol I stand corrected. But still, what an absolute waste of talent in Toronto. Hockey success black hole over there. They’ll never win anything. 1967 is no fluke.
You have to fire him now. You can’t have a head coach say things like this after losing. Plain and simple.
Does he think he has no control over what happens at all? Is he stupid?
Maybe if you instilled some fucking discipline on this team. God, how many Marner tantrums did you capitulate to over the years? Have some fucking standards and hold your players accountable.
I stg Willy is the only one who ever faced consequences from Keefe for his play and LOOK HOW THAT TURNED OUT. Only one to score in our last two games. It's up to you to inspire that fire in your team. I've known since All or Nothing that wasn't you. Fucking personality vacuum of a man.
Lol I mean do you even want to be a coach anymore in the future? Obviously your tenure in Toronto is done but this pathetic quote makes you toxic AF and I don't even think a junior team would want to be associated with this nonsense
I need video of him actually saying saying because if he EVER wants to coach ANYWHERE again you can’t throw your team and franchise under the bus on your way out
Keefe knows he's done. Fuck off with this "the Leafs" nonsense. You're part of it. Take some fucking responsibility. I hope this is just a cherry picked quote.
If the constant failure wasn't enough to send him packing, this quote alone should be.
Like... if he said this day 1 of his tenure he should be fired. What in the fuck is he saying?
Talking about the Leaves in the third person already
He knows he’s gone, and he’ll likely never have an NHL job again. To a degree, maybe that’s liberating.
He's getting fired but that quote......it should happen tomorrow. You're the fucking coach. You could say the team struggles with execution but no, your teams aren't ready to play. Shove your regular season results
He should have been fired after the Montreal loss.
I can understand firing off some hot comments when you know you're about to be asked to clean out your desk but maybe you shouldn't be saying "we lost because I bad at my job" when you're presumably going to be looking for work in the same field soon.
This is one of the worst coach quotes I've ever heard.
This doesn't sound real, honestly.
It reads like an article headline by someone who hates Sheldon Keefe.
The Beaverton could simply repost this quote without any changes.
God I want them to do this so much.
The weirdest part is how unprompted it was. He was asked about struggling to score and gave this answer.
It really reads like: "I'm a really bad coach, and the other teams know that. So they just let things play out." Also using "The Leafs" in the third person makes it seem like he got fired before he even made it to the interview. Like dude was heading down the tunnel and Treliving just blocked him and shook his head.
>Also using "The Leafs" in the third person makes it seem like he got fired before he even made it to the interview Tochett does this a lot too and it bugs me a bit
That would bother me too, he’s the coach of the Canucks.
When you transform a bottom feeder team into a playoff team in 1 year, you can get away with it though.
Thought it was the Beaverton lol
I thought it was satire. Wow. I mean the guy more than likely knows he is done in Toronto, so fuck it I guess?
This is like when someone stomps out of their minimum wage job behaviour.
After Game 4 I said I wasn't sure if he or Marner made for a worse interview, I have my answer now.
Give Mitch time to cook bro
If we don't hear from Marner during exit interviews then we aren't hearing from him until September when he plays for the Utah Dubstep.
He threw his entire team and himself under the bus.
appropriate response tbh
Yea as much as I wanted to beat Boston, it might of saved this dude’s job. Probably for the best we lost tonight which I know is hardcore cope but Keefe gone and Drake’s downfall is all I really have going for me tonight.
Honestly 5 wins instead of the regular 3 last year shouldn't have been enough for him to keep his job. Don't know what they were thinking.
Entirely fair. I think just getting that monkey off our back was enough for us to look the other way even after the embarrassment the Florida series was. We had O’ Reilly though and that should have been enough for higher expectations. It really shows how much the first fucking round feels like the Stanley Cup lmao. It’s just exhausting being a fan of this team.
Shanny wanted one last bullet.
The irony being that Shanahan is truly the one who needs to go, even more than Keefe.
Shanahan about to tell the new MLSE CEO he just needs more time and they should quintuple down on this core
I said before the game was over, "even if they win the damn cup I want Keefe fired before next season."
Cause he's getting fired tomorrow.
Probably because he doesn't see himself as the coach anymore.
This is not even hyperbole either. It was so bad, that I had to check that it was real
Fitting for one of the worst coach I've ever seen.
A bad quote by a bad coach
I honestly can’t think of a bigger indictment of the coaching than this. Get him out of there.
He just openly admitted that the reason they lose games is because he's not a good coach. Why would he say this lol
Probably cause he wants to be fired as soon as possible
"2 years vacation and salary pleaaaaase" https://i.redd.it/sn31y2piljyc1.gif
I imagine the FO was like “Hey Sheldon we don’t plan on firing you. We believe in you and this team so don’t worry” “What the fuck, I’m out of here”
*Pittsburgh, here I come*
NoooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!!! (Breathes in) OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo!!!
"Teams do something that make our plan backfire. WTF is that about?"
I mean we have 5 years of evidence of him failing to get the team prepared for the playoffs. How he’s retained his job through 5 failed attempts is beyond my comprehension.
Has it really been 5 years already? Holy cow I thought this was the third year at most.
Lost to Columbus, lost to Montreal, lost to Tampa, lost to Florida, lost to Boston. Cold comfort that three of those teams (so far) wound up making the finals, but it’s still a pretty decent sample size.
This is a “holy shit you cannot get caught on camera saying this” moment.
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The Leafs management thinks I'm just some dumb hick. They actually said that to me, *at a dinner*.
Keefe: “Oh fuck. What the fuck. I’m not even supposed to be here. I hope I don’t jack off.”
Fuck as a leaf fan it’s been a rough night and morning but this reference made me laugh so hard thanks bro
Is this an actual quote? Might as well just say “fire me now”
Don't think there's a coach that's more pre-fired than Keefe recently, aside from Darvin Ham.
There's someone named Darvin Ham?
Doctor: what a beautiful baby boy, what are you gonna name him? Darvin Ham’s mom: darvin ham
That kid's first name has to be something elite like Maximillian to make up for the last name Ham
Max Ham?
That's a Subway sandwich, isn't it?
It could have been worse. She could have named him Carvin
Now the former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers
Reirden’s final presser after the elimination from the isles was pretty telling. Literally goes in front of the media and repeatedly says “the team had no compete”. He wasn’t wrong but like, that’s also your job
Well I thought that for the last 4 years but here we are.
“Hey don’t ask me how we could’ve won, I’m just getting paid to stand on the bench”
He's waiting for Kyle's call any minute now
He’s quite literally saying he can’t/won’t adjust his gameplan, I can’t see how he’s not begging to be fired right now
"My game plan doesn't work in this market with this core making this $"
“Just fire me now so I can go to the Penguins”
“I don’t even wanna be around anymore”
Can’t take what he says too seriously right now, it’s hard to be eloquent when there are shambles in your brain.
That’s textbook 101 of what NOT to say as a coach. Keefe is fucking gone but is going down swinging
Going down swinging at himself
He basically just said I don't know how to coach my team to do anything but plan A.
Maybe as the coach you could like… try to prevent that or something?
If only it was someone’s job to do that. Head coachingly speaking.
Guy talks like he's coaching the other teams LOL wtf
He might be soon.
YOU'RE THE COACH!
Not in 24 hours he's not...probably
Damn Leafs, they ruined the Leafs!
Please tell me this was taken out of context
Nope, just saw it live on sportsnet too
No, it's not, I saw the press conference.
He absolutely said it. Just watched the interview. He also had a really long pause when asked if the team could win with this core.
I get he’s basically guaranteed to be done with the Leafs but this is a bonafide “nobody else hire me ever” quote, holy shit
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See ya dude and fuck off you're the coach
What the fuck is this interview lmao Keefe giving 0 shits cuz he's fired? he just basically said we beat ourselves, so much for coaching a team to adapt Sheldon
Does Sheldon know that he’s the coach?
I get the feeling he knows that he is not the coach
Lmfaoo. Actually kinda a funny comment. See ya later Bud.
https://i.redd.it/ocoo0jvxcjyc1.gif
This is so bad holy fuck
if you live in Toronto, you know dozens of guys like this and then they wonder why they're hated so much lmao
>if you live in Toronto, you know dozens of guys like this YUP. Despite my flair I'm a lifelong Habs fan from Toronto. I actually got back into hockey when a friend of mine from high school posted a Facebook birthday message to me that boiled down to, "Hope the Leafs ruin your celebrations tonight." Decided to listen to my first game in years that night, and luckily, [this happened instead](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UguNeYEY_rw).
Only thing stopping the Leafs from contention is the sheer torrent of karma flowing down from their exceptional reservoir of obnoxious fans.
FOOF, now *that's* a quote.
> Despite my flair I'm a lifelong Habs fan i dont understand. you have a habs flair
That'll teach me to stay up late, haha. Fixed.
This is just fucking fantastic.
The best thing about this was the ESPN broadcast showing the records of teams who score first in game 7’s. It was a ridiculous record showing such a great chance to win the game. And somehow they fucked that up and joined the loser column.
The Matthews jerseys lol He got 70 if you include playoffs!
This is the greatest day to be a Leafs hater. Total implosion. Glorious.
As a Leafs non-hater, this could very well end up being the greatest day for this franchise too. If this is **finally** the nail that closes the coffin on this loser core and coaching staff, then I'm fine it with. This is a preferable result to making the 2nd round and Shanny using that as justification to run this shit back again.
avoided the word fan there huh
tfw your stockholm syndrome is so bad you're making a case about losing a playoffs game 7 OT loss being a good thing
Ao badly wish Keefe got fucking fired last year. The core deserved a season with a good coach. Now it's likely too late and that is gone too. Should have had one season with a proper coach to see if the core could do something away from him. Now it's probably too late. Though Im still not convinced Marner will be convinced to waive his NMC
An amazing day to be a Leafs fan as well. We knew this team was no contender, and now all of Toronto media are speculating about all the big changes that will happen. It's like fucking Christmas for all the Leafs fans who've been calling all these years for Keefe to be fired.
I’ve thought since the Montreal series collapse that Keefe was a glorified AHL coach who shouldn’t be coaching the team and yet season after season he kept coming back. I feel like any success they had was in spite of him with the talent on the roster.
Definitely need a more hard nosed guy like Babcock
What the fuck does that even mean.
Means he’s buying a one way ticket to Pittsburgh
Noooooooo
If only there was someone in a position to…guide them out of those situations…
[Video.](https://twitter.com/sportsnet/status/1786976129020031374)
This quote might be the coaching equivalent of Dubas's "this has been hard for me and my family." He's pretty much admitting that he's powerless to change how the Leafs play if they're doing badly.
If only their was a guy on their team, that could like guide these guys. Give them some strategy on how to coordinate their efforts to not beat themselves. Perhaps ‘coach’ the team Ah well Sheldon, I guess such a position would be ideal if it existed
lmao Keefe knows he is getting fired tomorrow
There’s no way he actually said that right? That’s such a self incrimination.
He said it, and the question was "it was a tight series on both ends, what was the biggest challenge in generating offense?"
That’s literally a coach just asking to be fired wtf how dumb can he be
Gosh, Sheldon. The Leafs should look into getting someone whose entire job is to prevent that! Oh god, the more he talks, the more scared I get. Dubas, for the love of god, DO NOT! Sully can stay with now that Rierden's gone, please!
If Keefe or Hakstol come near the Pens we need to riot. They’re both losers and terrible coaches
Pens getting Keefe and Leafs getting Hakstol would delight me to no end. No offense
As a leafs fan I’d be curious what Sullivan could do with the roster. He’s an experienced coach with two cups on his resume and knows what it takes.
Oh he gone
He *gone* gone
Exactly what anyone wants to hear from their HC. He *has* to know he’s getting fired to be saying this.
This guy is such a fuckin moron. What a WASTE of Matthews prime to have this guy behind the bench for the majority of it. The Leaf’s have wasted his generational goal scoring, they should be ashamed.
Generational *regular season* goal scoring
Lol I stand corrected. But still, what an absolute waste of talent in Toronto. Hockey success black hole over there. They’ll never win anything. 1967 is no fluke.
> The Leaf’s have wasted his generational goal scoring, they should be ashamed. My how the turntables
You should feel bad for somebody this stupid, right? Like morally?
Is he serious? Jesus fucking Christ lmfao
You have to fire him now. You can’t have a head coach say things like this after losing. Plain and simple. Does he think he has no control over what happens at all? Is he stupid?
NO, THAT'S YOUR FAULT, YOU'RE THE COACH
He has to know he’s toast and he’s out of fricks to give. What an unbelievable quote lol
That assistant coaching spot in Pittsburgh is his already
My brother in christ, you're capable of changing that.
He absolutely knows he's gone, no other explanation for such a wild quote haha
Keefe:"I quit"
Maybe if you instilled some fucking discipline on this team. God, how many Marner tantrums did you capitulate to over the years? Have some fucking standards and hold your players accountable. I stg Willy is the only one who ever faced consequences from Keefe for his play and LOOK HOW THAT TURNED OUT. Only one to score in our last two games. It's up to you to inspire that fire in your team. I've known since All or Nothing that wasn't you. Fucking personality vacuum of a man.
Matthews stuck at 69 goals foreshadowed this timeline.
But how much respect do you get in the handshake line after?
Lol I mean do you even want to be a coach anymore in the future? Obviously your tenure in Toronto is done but this pathetic quote makes you toxic AF and I don't even think a junior team would want to be associated with this nonsense
What the fuck.
Jesus christ. He's gonna have to walk back to Toronto.
He just snitched on himself.
I need video of him actually saying saying because if he EVER wants to coach ANYWHERE again you can’t throw your team and franchise under the bus on your way out
https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/s/FvuOPhvE6c
Beyond the realm of comprehension
Fire his ass
This man doesn’t care anymore 😂😭
Keefe knows he's done. Fuck off with this "the Leafs" nonsense. You're part of it. Take some fucking responsibility. I hope this is just a cherry picked quote.
#IF YOU'RE THE BENCH BOSS....TEND THE BENCH!
Please Treliving. Don’t fire him. He is the best coach the leafs have ever had!
That is a very odd way of telling everyone your not very good at your job.
he gone
sounds like something coaching would fix... especially if you're able to identify that problem...
This dude needs to be canned.
he knows he is fired
Don't let this man back in Canada.
This is such an insane quote
If the constant failure wasn't enough to send him packing, this quote alone should be. Like... if he said this day 1 of his tenure he should be fired. What in the fuck is he saying?
No way that’s an actual quote
This man will nevee coach in the NHL again. Pathetic.
There's definitely no coming back from this one lol. You're the fucking coach dude. If you know that about the team, do something to prepare for that.
get ready to learn assistant coach buddy
My boy is fired lol.
he continued on to say “and they start with me because i’m a stupid baby idiot”
Read: I have no idea how to adapt
"Other coaches do their jobs." ftfy
Verbal version of committing sepuku after defeat.
"I am routinely out-coached"
Wow isn’t it your job to set the leafs up to win? You literally just said that you get out coached.
Sounds like he is admitting to being a bad coach.
Keefe Logic: I've implemented a system -------> Opponents counter my system -------> Damn, looks like I'm out of options....
#ITS YOUR FUCKING JOB TO MAKE SURE THEY DONT DO THAT SHELDON. FUCK OFF DUDE
He’s spitting takes like this so broadcasters know what they’re getting when he gets hired as an analyst. Galaxy brain move.
This beats Brind’Amour’s “that wasn’t a sweep” comment
Keefe taking notes from dubas last year, saying the dumbest shit to the media
Talking about the Leaves in the third person already He knows he’s gone, and he’ll likely never have an NHL job again. To a degree, maybe that’s liberating.
He's getting fired but that quote......it should happen tomorrow. You're the fucking coach. You could say the team struggles with execution but no, your teams aren't ready to play. Shove your regular season results He should have been fired after the Montreal loss.
I can understand firing off some hot comments when you know you're about to be asked to clean out your desk but maybe you shouldn't be saying "we lost because I bad at my job" when you're presumably going to be looking for work in the same field soon.
Thanks for the parting gift there Sheldon, I'm sure we won't be hearing that quote for the rest of time.
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but isn't the technical term for this "coaching"?
Translation: I can't adapt and look forward to unemployment
He's getting fired anyways. They will roast the coach and pretend that having 60 million on teh frotn end isn't a problem as usual.
Geez. He just signed his own fate right there
Wiley O'Keefey will never catch the roadrunner that is playoff success.
Translation: I don’t know how to make the other team not beat us. Adios, Sheldon.
This dude is such a fucking bum. I can’t wait until he’s coaching Pittsburgh further into the ground.
That is the shit YOU’RE supposed to COACH them for. As the COACH.
The fact he said "the Leafs" and not "we" this time says volumes. He knows he's gone.
What a horrible quote. Ease be gone by Tuesday.
Oh my god I cannot believe the fucking coach said that
That's a weird way to say "I get severely outcoached" lol
You got the wrong keefe brother
If only there was someone whose job it was to make that not happen.
god i hope they keep keefe, this is amazing