Maple Leafs Urged To Add Hall Of Fame Coach To Improve Power Play
One Maple Leafs insider believes the team could benefit heavily from adding a legendary coach to improve their struggling power play.
Although it was a big turnaround for the Maple Leafs since the start of the season in regards to their power play, the team has begun to fall back into their struggling ways.
It's unfortunate for a team to falter so much given how much firepower they have, and NHL Insider Nick Alberga believes that the team could benefit from adding future Hall of Fame coach Bruce Boudreau to their coaching staff.
Would Bruce Boudreau Help Toronto?
Before becoming a coach, Boudreau was coincidentally drafted by the Maple Leafs in 1975 and played 141 NHL games with Toronto as well as the Chicago Blackhawks.
After retiring in 1992, Boudreau ended up transitioning into a coaching role. Known primarily as a fantastic AHL coach, he won the Calder Cup in 2006 before being named head coach of the Washington Capitals in 2007.
He also spent time coaching the Anaheim Ducks, Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks, compiling a 617-342-128 record and is currently the NHL's second winningest coach in history based off win percentage.
An unabashed Maple Leafs fan, Boudreau would jump at the opportunity to help Toronto and would be able to provide priceless knowledge and advice for their power play unit.
Throughout his career, the former head coach has not yet won a Stanley Cup, but his teams have consistently had some of the league's best special teams units, and his ability to maximize everyone's potential, much like Craig Berube.
Boudreau wouldn't take over for Marc Savard but the duo could create a lot of magic together and find a way to ensure that both power play units share equal production instead of perhaps stacking the lineup.
It would be great for Toronto to bring in such an esteemed coach to help them out. There's no cap on adding staff, and there's invaluable knowledge to be learned from Boudreau given his pedigree.
It might be time to give him a call and see if he's interested in stepping away from the analyst desk and come back behind the bench potentially.
