During the summer, the Toronto Maple Leafs hired two new assistant coaches. One will deal with the power-play and one will work with the penalty killers.
Paul McFarland came home from the Florida Panthers and the Leafs needed it badly. In Florida, McFarland dealt with the power-play, and with how Toronto’s power-play went last season, this is a grand slam of a hire.
Florida was 2nd in the NHL for power play percentage with 26.8%, only behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. That’s a good total that McFarland hopefully brings with him to Toronto.