Keefe was hired to coach the Soo Greyhounds by Kyle Dubas when Dubas took over the GM role and that connection can’t be overlooked.
Dubas is an analytics guy and not all coaches are analytics coaches(re: Randy Carlyle). Part of being the right guy for the job in Toronto is the ability to deploy personnel successfully based on the acquisitions the Maple Leafs will make over the next several years.
Keefe has proven in Sault Ste. Marie that he can work with an advanced roster that was constructed with the same mind that will have a hand in constructing the Toronto Maple Leafs.