Instant Analysis - Toronto Maple Leafs Hire HC Craig Berube

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Published 2024-05-17
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  • @mattwynn6190
    I'm pretty sure Berube's resume for this job was just a cocktail napkin with the words "I Made Brad Marchand Cry in the Stanley Cup Finals"
  • @dhunter1133
    I met Berube when he came to Washington back in the early 90s. He stopped in my store with his wife and we made small talk. After a bit I asked him what he thought about the league's (empty) threat to eliminate fighting and - given his style of play - what he would change if they did. Without missing a beat, his wife chimes up, "First, he's going to have to learn to skate." The look on his face was priceless.
  • @cartercollins923
    I can put it this way. Berube being fired was the first time that I can remember that a STL fan base absolutely and vocally disagreed with a coaches firing. Kyrou made some offhand comment the game after the firing and got booed every time he touched the puck the next game. As a Blues fan I would happily still have Berube as our coach. I think the Leafs got a good one. I hope they let him actually coach in the way he wants to.
  • @beknown63
    Fun fact: Just like Jordan Binnington is from the Greater Toronto Area, Joseph Woll is from the Greater St. Louis area. So who knows what could happen?
  • @jaystyx5134
    Regardless of hiring Berube, if his hands are tied from Shanahan with disciplining the core, a coaching change wont matter. I pray Berube has free reign
  • @SandwichMan1764
    Berube will forever be my favorite Blues Coach. Toronto fans are really gonna love him. Quick story, my family owns a small deli in stl and this past December he came down before a blues game and got a sandwich and just to say hello. Coincidentally later that night he was fired. He is definitely missed in stl.
  • @kenmatheson8721
    Steve's like Michael Corleone. Just when he thinks he's out, they pull him back in.
  • @PeteNice29
    Blues fan here -- Excited for you guys. Curious to see who they get for goaltending duties. Woll is a great kid, but doesn't seem durable enough.
  • @patspicks360
    Craig Berube played only 40 games for the Leafs! He was involved in two separate trades !
  • @jamesboley573
    As a Blues fan, we love Chief and I can now hope he takes you where he took us!
  • @xViperGTR
    This is the coach this team has needed badly. Not strict, not relaxed but someone who gets the team motivated to win a game. That speech in that Cup Final Game 7 was the prime example of what kind of man he is. THIS IS IT.
  • @07foxmulder
    After the other names I heard floating around, this is a massive relief.
  • @Glimjii
    Berube isn't afraid to call out his star players and tell them they're not playing well publicly. Play the right way and you'll earn your ice, don't and you'll be scratched or benched. Those who wanna (pardon my language) fuckin be here, will be; those that don't, there's the door and don't let it hit your ass on the way out. To quote Pelley, "We're not here to sell jerseys, we're here to win."
  • @markdaigle4030
    Country Club just got interesting. Welcome to Toronto Berube, can't wait to see what you're going to do.
  • @ramilm9793
    That Covid season feels so long ago, 1920!