The Maple Leafs have several options for how to proceed. Arunthings breaks them all down
last spring. Trotz is the NHL’s premier defensive specialist and would overhaul Toronto’s tendency to play a hazardous run-and-gun style of game. He is the third-winningest coach in NHL history. Trotz would be a notable upgrade over Keefe, it’s just a matter of whether he wants the job if Keefe is dismissed.
There is a practical consideration, too: if the Maple Leafs are looking for an immediate impact, the pathway to instant results would be accelerated easier by changing the coach, not the general manager. Keefe may get the axe instead of Dubas as a matter of circumstance, although you could argue both are equally responsible for the mess the Maple Leafs find themselves in.entering the seventh year of the Matthews-Mitch Marner era.
Dubas is almost certainly hyperaware of calls for his job. The travelling media contingent that flew to California to cover Toronto’s road stand requested that Dubas update reporters on the state of the team. Maple Leafs public relations denied the request, stating that his media appearances are generally scheduled well in advance. By itself, fair game.
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