Brad Treliving on searching for a head coach to take the Leafs over the top at playoff time: “We have to find a way to do the things that don’t require skill — the hard, unsexy things — for longer… We need a voice who can bring that out”

First and foremost, I want to offer my sincere thank you to Sheldon.

We had an opportunity to work together for a year. We went through a very detailed process. I said it at the time. I didn’t know Sheldon at the time when I came in. We went through a really detailed, long, and sometimes difficult process when I got here. I believe today, as I did that day, that keeping Sheldon here was the right call.

This is a really good coach. This is a really good coach. It is an excellent person. The difficulty of this business is that sometimes really good people — and people who are good at their jobs — have to be changed.