Keefe Taking Over as Devils Coach, Hiller Staying as Kings Coach, TV Ratings Are Up

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[@maxpowr90]

I think the most difficult job is coaching in Montréal because you have to explain yourself twice.

[@wild_insomnia]

oui,oui,monsieur

[@Velanae]

W comment

[@bengagnon2894]

Outside of the monolingual US and Canada, most people on this planet can speak at least two languages. This includes people in Québec.

[@chrisbelos2834]

@@bengagnon2894 wrong. 40% of quebecers don't understand english at all.

[@Richard-od7yd]

Marty is from LAVAL so he'll do just fine .

[@InsignificantNick]

New Jersey and Toronto are so much alike, I'm not surprised Keefe went there.

[@doaftheloaf]

suspect defense and goaltending? check. although the devils don't spend so much on their best players.

[@tehbeernerd]

This time he gets to do it with one or two beat reporters instead of a thousand

[@oriamir8994]

that man get's it.

[@Minamakhlouf]

Sheldon Keefe will definitely give the Devils a lot of regular season wins but I’m curious if he can make the necessary adjustments to make the Devils successful in the playoffs

[@AokisKRFT]

This will be everyone’s question and will make for interesting story lines both if he can and if he can’t

[@martin9202]

We all know that Keefe wasn't a problem... It's the team structure of Toronto to starve half of their roster to accomodate 4 forwards

[@cyan5161]

Different team, different culture, anything can happen. Interested to see how he does in NJ.

[@XxXNinjaFanXxX]

Keefe was never the problem for the leafs in the playoffs. And honestly, for a team as young as the devils, getting into the playoffs at all will be enough for them. They're a young team that wants to learn and Sheldon Keefe is the best man for that job.

[@googleisshit3220]

None of the 4 core took responsibility after the 1st round....Keefe did so I think he ll be fine tbh.

[@STONE69_]

Congratulations to the NJ Devils fans, you just got an amazing Coach.

[@michaelb4590]

Is there a sarcasm font on this site ???

[@marcbabineau6001]

😂😂😂

[@lobear3074]

@@michaelb4590I think he’s being serious, keefe is a good coach, he’s not the reason the leafs lost. He doesn’t determine trades and cap space, Blame dubas for that one.

[@Amer_Killa]

@@lobear3074 Exactly, even as a leafs fan, he was a good coach but at the end of the canadiens series, I think Marner just changed him bc Marner prob cried his cheeks off because he was getting yelled at... Good luck to all you devils fans I hope Keefe does a good job with you guys!!!

[@c_telking4433]

@@lobear3074No, he is a big reason. When you “tinker” with your lines all the way up until the playoffs, and get out-coached every playoffs, it’s on you. Losing to bottom feeder teams every single year his entire tenure, which put them in 3rd place instead of first place, that preparation is on you

[@GemCardCollecting]

Ullmark to NJ

[@logand3957]

Sheldon Keefe getting an actual goalie AND a solid team upfront? Can’t be lol

[@TheGreyCrayon]

The Kings naming Hiller as their coach is such a let down, but that’s something you come to expect with Rob Blake. 😔

[@Gaz992ts]

I wouldn't be surprised if there's no goalie change as well 😴

[@MG-rg3jo]

@@Gaz992ts Of course not Talbott's our guy......

[@csolivais1979]

Coaches are hired to be fired, and if he was the best coach willing to take the job, what else is Blake supposed to do?

[@doaftheloaf]

If they don’t like him, they might call him hitler instead of hiller…

[@Xstrangis]

Oh you poor, poor kings fans. You only got to see your team win 2 Stanley cups in the last decade….cry me a river

[@tehbeernerd]

Keefe was the best guy on the market IMO. I need the Devils to win the Cup next year, both as a fan and a lover of memes.

[@zept2170]

Yeah, personally I feel the same, plus it still leaves the Sullivan conspiracy open as there could be a switch with Keefe going back to Dubas. But overall he is a better pick, unless they got a former Devil, maybe Pandolfo in the future, needs to coach more college though.

[@lilpyrate8257]

Excited to see what Hiller can do over the summer and what new system he’s gonna run. Despite the playoffs I think he did pretty good after the free fall that was before the all star break

[@Jamjosh]

Keefe to NJ is honestly huge. I think he has a solid roster to work with without the immense pressure of Toronto. Hoping NJ can settle their goaltending issues and meet their potential.

[@APigthatflys]

Shame that ratings are up, means we're no where near losing ESPN and TNT's horrendous coverage. Maybe one day they'll stop treating us like we're children watching our first ever hockey game...one can dream

[@heathclark318]

ESPN destroys everything they are associated with.

[@todddavis5433]

TNT I can suffer through but ESPN is absolutely pure garbage on every aspect

[@jfayiii]

Who needs a shot counter?

[@neeltheother2342]

Ratings going up is telling you that there are many people who ARE watching their first hockey game. You can't gatekeep while also complaining that the league isn't more popular.

[@elegofab1623]

​@neeltheother2342 My fiancee and I just started watching this year (we're both huge Caniacs) after a friend of ours took us to a Charlotte Checkers game. Before that, I had not thought to watch hockey, but we love everything about the sport, and to put that into perspective, she has never shown an interest in sports. I think it's a matter of people like myself are getting introduced to the sport.

[@MG-rg3jo]

The Hiller hire lets me know the Kings are not serious about winning. Takes the pressure off knowing your team could care less.

[@doaftheloaf]

that ship sailed when they took on PLDiva, and blake still kept his job. he might be the worst GM in the league.

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

I think hiring Keefe is the right move for NJD. He has the right skillset to establish them as a consistent playoff team, and that's the next step the Devils need to take.

[@scottjohnson3116]

I'm new to hockey and I love it

[@closethockeyfan5284]

Notice Maurice waited until the Canucks were eliminated to say that. 😆😭😭

[@user-by3nd4rm6c]

I'm sure it's just a coincidence

[@diggsfather]

rob blake and luc robitaille keeping jim hiller on as coach because they were teammates 30 years ago. classic boys' club move

[@csolivais1979]

Or, ya know, he might have been the best coach that wanted the job.

[@TheFusionmix]

@@csolivais1979 LA is an attractive coaching position. if Hiller is in it's because the front office boys wanted him from the start. Not because he's the best option they could pull.

[@DB-gr7ch]

Until now, you managed to never notice the decades-long game of musical chairs with the same 15 NHL head coach retreads?

[@jeffreym.8957]

@@DB-gr7ch There is no evidence that the retreads are not as good as the up-and-comers with zero experience from what I've seen. It's tough to separate the coaching from the players. Bednar was a disaster in his first year and then won a Cup five years later, but they added Makar, Kadri, Nicushkin, Toews, etc.

[@DB-gr7ch]

@@jeffreym.8957 With the retreads continuing to be the ones getitng hired, where would any "evidence" come from? Mind blown.

[@JamieEhh]

That's it, Devils are gonna win the cup now

[@tehbeernerd]

The memes and the salt from Toronto will be glorious!

[@douglassun8456]

Hiller was brought in as an assistant to pep up the power play, and he did that. He wasn't given a mandate to completely upend McClellan's 1-3-1 system mid-season, so he didn't. Given free rein, it will be interesting to see what he does and how he does. The interesting thing will be to see what happens with Marco Sturm, given that he had a pretty successful season coaching Ontario. He was being treated as someone who had a future as a head coach in the NHL, but when the top job with the team grooming him opened up, he didn't get it. Shannon had mentioned that he might be a good fit for the Sharks, and I could see that happening.

[@zept2170]

Sharks are in talks with Sturm, just read it

[@volcanope]

That's a great looking fit you got there, Shannon!

[@devilsarebeastly]

As a Devils fan I'm completely fine with the Keefe hire, my only hangup is the clip of his game 7 pregame speech. That being said as a coach you need to coach to the players you have and as soft as the leafs core is, he probably felt he had to try and coddle them. Hopefully it's a mistake he's learned from.

[@csolivais1979]

I'm sure he has learned a lot. Considering Toronto was his first NHL gig, with no NHL assistant coaching experience, either, I thought he did quite well. I, too, wonder if his game prep talks were more based on the team than anything else. He won a Calder cup in the AHL, and I'd like to see his game time team talks then just to see if there was any difference.

[@djentleman7]

I'm excited for Keefe. I think he will be a great fit

[@rainbowrandolph5218]

I think Ulmark in Utah makes a lot of sense especially with the amount of draft picks Utah will have

[@doaftheloaf]

1. utah has ingram and vejmelka. they're not looking for a goalie. 2. ullmark wants to stay in the east. it's not happening.

[@joeynova9896]

Rick Tocchet wins coach of the year! Lets go!!!!

[@lankancheetah]

Keefe and Dubas in the same division facing each other in funny.

[@christopherjohnson9176]

As a NJ and TML fan, I would love to see either team offer sheet swayman @8.25M for 5 years. Dude is a vezina caliber goalie consistently and would help resolve some of the goaltending issues that both have shown.

[@jaeymelee9146]

I dont think it will happen, but mitch (with extension obv) for ullmark and maybe a pick or depth defenseman, kinda solves both teams biggest issues doesnt it? Toronto gets their #1 goaltender and a reinforced blue line, and boston gets a superstar goal scorer to really buff up their offense

[@doaftheloaf]

marner's not a superstar goal scorer. he's more of an assist guy. and while that might be good news for pasta, boston isn't taking on mitch's 10.9. the preds just cleared a lot of space, send marner for saros.

[@Kmoten10]

Makes sense Keefe has plenty of experience coaching a soft team.

[@nathanwoodcockn7184]

As a Devils fan in Kingston, Ontario, it's been a pretty entertaining 24 hours 😂 I'm hoping the best, I'll leave it at that lol

[@williamford9564]

TV ratings: The ratings for the entire Stanley Cup playoffs were up last year over 2022 BUT, the ratings for the Panthers Golden Knights series were down FORTY PERCENT from the Lightning Avs final in 2022. A Panthers Stars final would draw nowhere near what a Rangers ( Biggest city in the US with may translated fans in other series) Oilers ( highlight reels McDavid, Draisatl and crew) series would.

[@AvsHockeyMan]

Must have missed the news about Gabriel Landeskog meeting with media at 9:30am Mountain time tomorrow? I’ve heard 2 rumors. Retirement and/or he becomes a part of the coaching staff

[@meg3902]

Hi Hockey Guy and Gal, speaking of increasing numbers, congratulations on 317K subscribers. Truely fine.

[@tonykung8756]

Keefe has all the pieces in NJ to build a Cup contender. The Devs have top end fowards and dmen, and all they need to do is look for a goalie. Maybe they'll go after DeSmith...

[@doaftheloaf]

i hope you're kidding about desmith. solid goalie, but not a starter. honestly, i think he'd be a perfect fit in buffalo. 1 year contract, 30-35 games, back up UPL while levi starts in rochester. the devils should get ullmark, saros, or markstrom. if ullmark or saros, send allen in the return, have daws back up.

[@SantiagoTPC]

They should try to get Ullmark, DeSmith is purely a backup

[@tonykung8756]

@@SantiagoTPC They could, but Ullmark's asking price will be sky high since every team's gonna go into a bidding war for him...

[@tonykung8756]

@@doaftheloaf You'd rather not spend the resources to trade for Markstrom, and Ullmark/Saros will cost you a ton of cap space...

[@doaftheloaf]

@@tonykung8756 if your tandem is allen and desmith, you miss the playoffs again.

[@fatmanchew909]

Another reminder why Blake will make sure the Kings never win another cup.

[@Lukin1467]

Good fit for keefe, wish him luck

[@mikkolaakso1107]

When will we see next European head coach in NHL, i wonder

[@faunbudweis]

Another supposed run'n'gun team that would benefit from a structure-first coach, but I guess afte Lindy they have to go with the new fancy salt'n'pepper cat. Just don't expect any Cups. Honestly, I was half maliciously expecting he would be the next Penguins coach. :D

[@archiiebarrett]

My pick for Devils coach was Dean Evason, but he wasnt even in the talks. 😒

[@flodareltih9825]

Devils will certainly get more attentions next season, especially in the playoffs.

[@pierresoorden5975]

Sheldon!!!!

[@andygrenn680]

Bruce Springsteen New Jerseys favourite son will pen a song on Keefe…

[@archiiebarrett]

Who says we actually like Bruce? That's just an assumption.

[@andygrenn680]

@@archiiebarrett this some kinda tenth avenue freeze out or something…

[@kevjones5047]

Oh, oh, oh, I've been fired

[@andygrenn680]

@@kevjones5047 well done…has a deep soulful message…

[@bdaveness]

When are the Sharks going to hire a coach?

[@KevinJL]

Keefe to bedevil the Leafs

[@michauvanspeyk8753]

I wanted Keefe to become the new San Jose Sharks Coach

[@martin9202]

I'm wondering, if Swayman would accept an offer sheet... Because, I think lot's of teams could offer him 8,580,000 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd round draft picks... If he signs, I think it's a bit pricey for Boston to mach... They probably would, but still...

[@STONE69_]

He ranks higher than that. 2 first 2nd and 3rd

[@martin9202]

@@STONE69_ 1x1st 1x2nd 1x3rd is the compensation for that money. If he signs the offer sheet

[@michaelrudd1927]

Michael Dipietro is in Providence former Canuck goalie of the future. Swayman also has a career high of 44 games played so you NEED a 1B

[@doaftheloaf]

there's plenty of options for that, so it's not a big concern. if you trade linus to NJ, you can take allen back in the return, for example. there's also guys like stolarz, lankinen, quick, desmith, brossoit, kahkonen, talbot, desmith...

[@generalimlerith8356]

Well keefe didn’t have to wait long for a new job

[@ryans413]

Like a week lol

[@spencer2365]

Who else besides the 4 remaining teams could win the cup?

[@Deadmanwolfpac93]

Hmmm…….

[@dreamwarriordiary5339]

A surprise run-in from the Arizona Coyotes. The whole thing was a work.

[@SantiagoTPC]

I think that the Atlanta Thrashers, the Hamilton Tigera, or the Cleveland Barons might win

[@doaftheloaf]

@@SantiagoTPC no, it's gotta be the montreal maroons.

[@Silenceaverted]

I’m going to root for Buffalo to make the playoffs because the kings having hiller will amount to no improvement

[@FireBocchi]

im kinda expecting the bruins to pull a 2010 canadiens and trade swayman and not ullmark

[@doaftheloaf]

price was always our future though. better to trade halak at his highest value than price at his lowest. mind you, we should have gotten a better return than lars eller. while he's a decent player and still in the league, he was never anything more than a 3C.

[@kasuaalimagia529]

After reading that "feels like any remaining team can win the cup" my brain just had to go to sarcastic mode and be like "yeah, its propably not going to be any of the eliminated teams this year". I get what is ment but it reminds me a bit of "it wasnt really a sweep" from rob the bod last year.

[@boland73]

Keefe got a multi year deal? Fucking kill me

[@OaksArmorial]

Is there any correlation whatsoever between the number of people watching hockey and the QUALITY of hockey being watched?

[@jugaloking69dope58]

as a canuck fan that Will not pay 200$ for sportnet! T&T broadcast was pretty good to watch. espn was a tad boring. ill be watching the final maybe Go Florida Go

[@m.a.6478]

If Keefe was the reason the Leafs didn't win a cup, then they will be happy to see their 5 year cup drought ended.

[@dsc4178]

Keefe can do better with a team that isn't overloaded with forwards and underloaded with D that can play 200' and score.

[@martybraga4832]

Maybe the Sharks swipe Marco Sturm from the Kings organization for their new head coach now that Hiller got the LA job?

[@kevinstull8552]

I'm thinking it could either be Sturm or Woodcroft as the front runners for the Sharks head coaching job. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if it's someone else instead.

[@alsolaniccal]

@@kevinstull8552As long as it isn’t Jeff Blashill..

[@zept2170]

Sharks are in talks with Sturm, just read it

[@doaftheloaf]

@@zept2170 "how many goals will we give up today?" "nein, nein, nein!

[@chrisbelos2834]

i wonder if keefe will still cash in that money from the toronto extention. i guess the contract was nulllified or maybe they bought him out of it

[@northerngurl6178]

Toronto contract is void, he got a bigger bag from NJ & more term, Toronto doesn't have to pay him a penny

[@seanragsdale5636]

And Tocchet just won the Jack Adams award. How much longer before he’s gets fired? The last couple of winners haven’t kept a job down for long after winning

[@csolivais1979]

Assuming no controversy happens, after this year, I'd say he safe for at least next year. I can't see the wheels just falling off without a good reason (lose 3 or 4 players to season long injury as an example. )

[@oopopp]

LA needs to do something BIG this off season... like get Marner... they just feel like a rebuild team almost with how things are going.... and that goaltending they have will sink them again.

[@TheFusionmix]

you want PL AND Mitch?

[@doaftheloaf]

what does it cost them? doughty? byfield? kopitar? the kings should only do this if it gets them out of PLDiva's horrendous contract. kings miss the playoffs entirely next year if they don't get a real goalie. honestly, it was better this year than it had any right to be with that personnel manning the nets. big sieve dave is back. maybe they'll make him the starter, because rob blake doesn't know his ass from his head.

[@DB-gr7ch]

Keefe gets all his Leafs loot, spends no time unemployed, and gets a far better, more stable work environment. Win-win-win.

[@northerngurl6178]

He doesn't get any money from Toronto, that contract is now void, if he had signed for less in New Jersey then Toronto would be on the hook for the difference, but that didn't happen, Toronto doesn't have to pay him a penny

[@Merlin_From_Shrek_3]

Why are teams scared to offer sheet players

[@csolivais1979]

I don't think teams are, just hard to do in the cap era. I can't see Swaymen wanting to go to a team that's not competitive. Assuming I am correct, contending teams just don't have the cap space to really offer much more than what Boston would be willing to match.

[@m.a.6478]

Ullmark to NJ, to upset the Bruins and the Leafs

[@darkbreaker9767]

Unless they're getting back a first line center, trading Ullmark is a horrible idea, and not just because it will be the end of the goalie hug.

[@ShannonFerguson]

Ulmark to Toronto 😂

[@doaftheloaf]

they're not taking mitch's cap hit and what else are you trading?

[@mediumdoubledouble9012]

Glad to see Keefe moving on, he’s a good coach, but he didn’t do well enough with the leafs. Hope he does well in NJ!

[@SantiagoTPC]

If you can't blame the players, fire the coach.

[@Mr.Quinlan888]

So the Kings are getting swept by Edmonton in next season's Round 1 playoffs.

[@ryans413]

Keep playing the 1-3-1 system lol

[@csolivais1979]

​@@ryans413I wonder what he will do. That wasn't his system. Wonder what changes now that he has a full preseason to get ready.

[@doaftheloaf]

without a massive upgrade in net, they may miss altogether. they're at a big disadvantage paying PLDiva 8.5m to do fuck-all.

[@cudaus1]

Best of luck to Sheldon! He is a good coach, but it was time for him and the Leaf's to move on.

[@hyperNight]

The NHL coaching carousel is ridiculous. There should definitely be young guys getting shots. If a guy doesn't work somewhere, and then he doesn't work at the next place, and then he doesn't work at the next place, why would he keep getting chances? I clearly don't understand the nuances of NHL coaching.

[@nordkapp1214]

Marner for swayman would be funny

[@peterroberts4415]

Not a fair deal for Boston...they'd need a sweetener, but obviously Boston wants to keep him

[@thomasbrown9402]

Not as funny as Marner for Dubois

[@doaftheloaf]

@@thomasbrown9402 please make this happen. berube would piss him off faster than tortorella did. and PLDiva would sit there and sulk and be an anchor on the leafs cap for 7 more years.

[@timsmith428]

ESPN had the WNBA on, not game 7 of Canucks-Oilers... ??

[@TracyJean1972]

Where I live (NWPA), the WNBA game was on 1st and then the Oilers-Canucks game came on immediately afterwards.

[@pakdrescott6492]

Didn’t even wear a Devils jersey for the new hire.. harsh

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Because I can wear Bruins jerseys now that they're out of the playoffs, same thing I have been doing with the Canucks.

[@pakdrescott6492]

@@TheHockeyGuy True lol

[@martinzyka6432]

noooooo

[@cdfmmcc]

Keefe's tenure with NJD will, as ever, be dictated by the quality of the goaltending

[@yoholmes273]

Lindy Ruff never had a goalie in NJ his entire tenure that was over .900 save percentage.

[@haysbrickell9579]

I think Keefe is a good coach and, along with GM Dubas, was made the fall guy at Toronto. Toronto's myriad of playoff failures in the past 7 years must be blamed on the players, not the coach or GM.

[@clydeblair9622]

What does Fitzgerald have against the fans?

[@csolivais1979]

Nothing, I don't think. If he makes the playoffs for the next 4 or 5 seasons in a row, I think Devils fans would take that. Also think the Devils are a better built team (just not as far along in their development) than Toronto was when he took over. Also, I'm sure he learned quite a bit being of what works and what doesn't. At least in Jersey, if he criticized a player the team won't make him go out to the media the next day and apologize.

[@clydeblair9622]

​@@csolivais1979He couldn't win with a 'loaded' team.

[@csolivais1979]

@@clydeblair9622 you think Toronto was a "loaded" team? They have some good forwards, sure. But starting the first day of training camp, Keefe is going to have the best defense he has ever coached. Probably a deeper forward group as well.

[@clydeblair9622]

@@csolivais1979 OK

[@dmonsef]

Huge mistake by Blake to keep Hiller as the coach!

[@doaftheloaf]

well, he's keeping PLDiva to play as well, so he's just taking all the Ls. isn't bergevin his assistant? this team had such promise a few years ago and it's all gone to shit. tell you what, the habs will give the 5 and josh anderson for byfield and jack hughes (not that one, kent's son, he's in the LA system).

[@zept2170]

Everyone shitting on Keefe coming to NJ, every other insider coach sucked. Woodcroft has only 2 full seasons, extremely unexperienced. Gallant has temporary success, at first his new team does well, then an immediate drop off after. McLellan has no sustained consistency throughout his coaching career. And Berube is lucky. He came to St Louis with little experience to an aging and still aging team. Keefe has a great coaching record from the CCHL with 5 championships, A Calder Cup in the AHL, and every year of coaching making the playoffs, CCHL, OHL, AHL and NHL. And by signing Keefe, that still keeps the Sullivan conspiracy alive were a trade between them. The only other options were former Devils, which you had to try and convince Stevens out of retirement, take a shot in the dark on Driver who has only coached high School, or go for University coaches like Gionta or Pandolfo, with the former coaching at his home town and the latter only coaching for his 3rd season. If the Devils can't get Sullivan or Stevens, Keefe is a good option.

[@doaftheloaf]

if a former devil is needed, kirk muller?

[@zept2170]

@@doaftheloaf The problem with Muller is that while being a great player for the Devs, he had an attitude problem which caused Lou to look for a new captain. He is respected by fans, but not entirely beloved.

[@doaftheloaf]

@@zept2170 I was trying to think of former devils who’ve coached. he came to mind. there’s really no need to restrict yourself like that. he’s probably a better assistant anyway. but I think the devils could have done better than the guy who consistently failed with the leafs.

[@saabviggen00]

NYC AREA RESIDENT, ABD YES, dEVILS LAG IB TERMS OF MEDIA SCRUTINY, aND IT DROPPED MORE WHEN THEY MOVED TO tHE rOCK IN nEWARK FROM THE mEADOWLANDS. Keef will be fine. (Sorry about the shouting. LOL)

[@biglebowski3961]

Another woeful hire by LA. So typical of them

[@ryans413]

Devils what are you doing 🤦‍♂️

[@robertcowie8230]

Why is there a merry go round with nhl coaches ? You are getting a coach that wasn’t successful with another team . Wouldn’t you want a new coach with new ideas

[@judistzoinkiski3395]

Woodcroft was right there. Im not a fan of the hire, then again im really anti Fitzy. He coaches soft, and Devils need to be tougher can he do that? No, remember keefe loves to call out players but he takes it all back, not what NJ needs. Hope he learns how to be tough and doesnt think he has to back peddle on calling someone out like Luke when he is a cone in his own zone. He better not bring his clueless assistant too, get new one. I would love if they could get Jessica Campbell. maybe Duggan,Woodcroft? idk whos good but also FIRE Taylor and the goalie coach.

[@csolivais1979]

Toronto's upper management made him take it back. That was not Keefe's decision.

[@eastvanisfun]

noooooo! boutta burn my NJ hat. I'd rather Travis Green than Sheldon Keefe, and I'm a Vancouver fan.

[@leeschwarz8353]

Firs, as a Devils fan, not happy about Keefe. He can't coach a soft team, and went from one to another, so, not impressed. As far as viewership, it's absurd I pay for ESPN plus, and can't watch the games, so, i'm unfortunately not adding to those numbers.. 🙄

[@nordkapp1214]

Noo devils... wish keefe all the best. But he shouldnt sign with devils.. I would prefered gallant... Who he has as assistant guys??

[@judistzoinkiski3395]

Woodcroft clears

[@gabetalks9275]

Gallant is awful. The difference in performance between Gallant's Rangers and Laviolette's Rangers proves this.

[@SantiagoTPC]

Gallant hasn't done shit as a coach, would be worse off with him as HC.

[@ryans413]

Jay Woodcroft would be better hire

[@AvsFan32]

To the Devils fans. Dang I’m so sorry. This guy is not it.

[@oriamir8994]

NJD changed whole teams, coaches, GM's, and the building. right now the only thing they yet to try is exorcist. because that emo team loser mentality crumble take over for a decade now every time a goal is disallowed, or when they so often wait for half game to pass to start scoring after being scored on more than once, to just fail to catch up to the score in last 10 minutes.

[@michaelb4590]

Keefe is overrated just like Dubas was

[@csolivais1979]

Please do tell how you think Keefe is overrated?

[@davideaston6944]