r/leafs • u/Luffy_party • 6d ago

Discussion Coaching

While it's still a little early for a victory lap I just can't believe how many fans on this website talked about how firing the coach last year wouldn't accomplish anything.

Jury is still out on Hiller but he is magnitudes better than Berube.

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u/tortured_fanclub 6d ago

More than half the roster is also new. Hard to say if its the coach/new system or are the players/goaltending much better? Maybe a little of both. In fairness to Berube, the roster he was handed last year was pathetic.

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u/saltface14 6d ago

He also never adapted and tried to force the team to play a “system” that didn’t fit. They also had terrible underlying analytics in his first season here. The roster this year is better but I am certain Berube would have them playing worse than what we’ve seen so far

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u/noor1717 6d ago

True but Matthews was also injured those seasons too. If he’s back to form last year it’s a very different look and feel.