Tim Peel calls out Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe
The former NHL referee Tim Peel called out the Toronto Maple Leafs' head coach Sheldon Keefe in another rant on social media.
Keefe raised a lot of eyebrows when he called Auston Matthews' quest for 70 goals a "distraction" for the team.
Tim Peel, the controversial ex-ref, shared his opinion about the situation in a recent podcast episode, that's going viral on social media.
If I'm Auston Matthews, I'm going, I'm a distraction? I might win the Hart trophy as the most valuable player. I'm going to win the Rocket Richard trophy this year, easily and I'm a distraction? that's what bugs me about Keefe, he says some stupid things and sometimes I think he feels its all about him and not about his players, but to call him a distraction I think its very disrespectful.
I think its disgusting he would call his player a distraction because he's trying to get to 70 goals."
In our opinion, considering that the Leafs already had clinched a playoff spot, this is not a distraction. It's something that Matthews' teammates wanted for him and were ready to help him achieve it. A common goal that would've been very good for the locker room.
By saying it was a distraction, Keefe showed that he doesn't unerstand how to lead, not like Jon Cooper, head coach of the Lightning, who stood behind Kucherov in his quest for 100 assists.
Do you think Keefe should be fired this summer if the Maple Leafs don't win the Stanley Cup?
Source: Maple Leafs Daily - Ex-NHL ref disgusted with Keefe over remarks about Matthews
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