Don Cherry comments on Leafs firing Keefe
Long-time hockey icon Don Cherry took to X today to comment about the firing of Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.
Cherry, who is seen by many as either a controversial figure or a Canadian hockey icon, has shared sympathy about Keefe's firing, but he also asks a surprising question to Leafs fans.
Cherry, who was a player from 1954 to 1972 and a coach from 1971 to 1980 has shared that he knows what it's like to be fired as a head coach. Of course, Cherry didn't last long as a coach, spending just nine years in the gig before transitioning to an on-air personality for Hockey Night in Canada on Coach's Corner.
Cherry asked fans if the goalies were switched, who would win the series? He followed up that comment by implying a good coach is made up of a good goalie. While that may be true in markets that have a star goaltender, sometimes a good coach is purely a good coach.
It seems that Cherry's comments are more implying that Ilya Samsonov might have been the problem for the Leafs. However, if you score more than two goals in a game, you're more likely to win the game. The Leafs scored more than two goals just once against the Boston Bruins.
| POLL | ||
Do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs could've won game seven with Joseph Woll? | ||
| Yes, he was playing great before his injury. | 1588 | 59.3 % |
| Yes, but it would've been really close. | 601 | 22.4 % |
| No, the Bruins have Toronto's number in game seven | 321 | 12 % |
| No, absolutely not. | 168 | 6.3 % |
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