Last offseason, I was continually drawn to this topic: Brad Treliving keeping Sheldon Keefe on as the team’s head coach, and how he framed his decision specifically. When he discussed his decision to retain Keefe, the Leafs GM outlined the following:
“One of the things we talked about is that I firmly believe we are all sometimes better in our second jobs. You see it sometimes with coaches. I think there is a little bit of that. I have talked about my relationship with Kyle. [Sheldon] has worked with Kyle for a long time.