Why did Sheldon Keefe choose the Devils? | Jay on SC

TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun joins SC with Jay Onrait to share why Sheldon Keefe decided to join the Devils now, where the Jets are at in their head coaching search, where the situation is at between Mitch Marner and the Maple Leafs, and much more.

[@tas22222]

Pierre

[@christopherblack4520]

Devils are a good young team, you don't have to deal with Toronto primadonna"s. Keefe will be so happy being out of Toronto.

[@landon4351]

Disagree

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

The Queefer is gonna make NJD a playoff team.

[@jkrfinancial6778]

I just became a devils fan

[@NJDEVIL91923]

Welcome aboard, LGD

[@kawboy14]

This news should make David Puddy very happy.

[@billverge7822]

"gotta support the team" 😔

[@DPHPGF]

DEVILS!!!!!

[@James-nv1wf]

"yeah, that's right"

[@neostar63]

I figured Keefe would be a good hire when he has some time away, rather than straight away. Not sure about this from NJD perspective but best of luck to Keefe. Guy is class.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Class doesn't win playoff series. He was consistently outcoached in the playoffs. He had bad assistance coaches too that did not help him. Maybe different in NJ but I doubt it.

[@ksteele8388]

​@StephenShawCanada it was the players.. leaf's stars are marshmallows in a fire ..soft and mushy

[@northerngurl6178]

​@ksteele8388 Keefe's system didn't help, did you watch any of the playoffs? Didn't change anything on the pp, same predictable drop pass, get bumped off the puck, start over, so frustrating to watch, leafs needed a new approach. Keefe is a good coach but he's not great and didn't adjust anything in the playoffs, bad line matches ups, he gets out coached consistently. Maybe he can do something different with the devils, he simply was too stuck in his ways in Toronto, it was time to move on from Keefe

[@Landis_Grant]

Keefe chose New Jersey because it’s closer to his home than Winnipeg, Seattle and San Jose and also his DEVILS will play against the Leafs three times neat season.

[@MisterMister5893]

He's an Ontario, boy, isn't he? I doubt 10 hours is still sustainable to keep a home in Toronto for him. Either way, he'd be flying which negates the distance to a negligible factor.

[@zach1415]

He chose New Jersey cuz they’re the best team out of the vacancies. Winnipeg is an older team with a much smaller window, in an absolutely shit city. Keefe can live in NYC if he wants and devils are a young team with a long window ahead of them

[@alelectric2767]

Did Winnipeg want him? And did he want Winnipeg?

[@alelectric2767]

@@zach1415Shit city aside why wouldn’t he want a more experienced team who made the playoffs than a young one who didn’t. Could be setting himself up for failure.

[@cackoocacho1629]

Now that Keefe isn't part of the cancerous Toronto franchise, I can finally cheer for the guy. Hopefully the Devils face the Leafs in the first round next season, and Keefe sends them packing. Go get 'em, Keefe.

[@MisterMister5893]

That was a funny comment about his contracts. Do they pivot from one organization to another?

[@merdadrezai1195]

So happy to see Sheldon with the Devils, a great coach and a class act. Go Leafs Go.

[@donniedoesdishes]

the jefferson family dont have the same feelings about keefe

[@WW3_Soon]

Keefe really wanted the Ottawa job but they hired Travis Green.

[@jordanstreib3898]

If Marner doesn't go Nashville Utah should be in on him they have a ton of picks/prospects. And having for a new team a star Winger locked 7yrs will do alot.

[@landon4351]

Its crazy how many ppl have been in the leafs organization that go to other orgs

[@oldhab7890]

Keefe will get them to the playoffs.

[@nah656]

Good question..

[@BHRren]

they did not disclose the value of the deal .They only mentioned the term ( 4 Years ) I am curious to know the value .I am assuming it is significantly north of $1M per season ? It must be -otherwise why would he accept it when he could have earned $2M x 2 yrs from the LEafs while sitting on a beach all day Unless he just ENJOYS the stress of coaching ????

[@Taters4life4567]

Do a quiz about each team how they got the name

[@Taters4life4567]

DO A QUIZ please

[@ryanw2544]

If Dubas didn't bring Keefe into MLSE, I wonder if Sheldon's coaching career would have ever progressed beyond the OHL.

[@HR46199]

I wonder if Dean Evason or Jay Woodcroft gets another opportunity as head coach next season.. I think at least Evason deserves that - he did good with a mediocre Wild team.

[@MisterMister5893]

nobody outside of Minnesota cares or even knows about his existence. Let's be honest.

[@HR46199]

@@MisterMister5893 Yes, that`s probably the reason.

[@zigfield723]

I think everyone can clearly see what coming next year now, The Devils will finish better and go further in the playoffs than Toronto and Keefe will be behind the bench 😂😂

[@ChrisTempleMusic]

Not a chance! Jersey won’t make the playoffs 😂

[@jonah.donohue]

????

[@user-jr4ev2iz9p]

@@ChrisTempleMusic Quiet troll lol

[@missstar219]

@@ChrisTempleMusicclown

[@donniedoesdishes]

@@user-jr4ev2iz9p only trolls are leaf fans and keefe fans

[@ChrisTempleMusic]

Keefe is a terrible coach ! Jersey will find out !

[@evangilmore4394]

Maybe he is maybe he is not. My take on this entire debacle is, that despite leading the team to the playoffs every year he was there and having them lead the league in scoring for at least some of those years and having them advance past the first round in god knows how many years, shanahan and the toxic Toronto media needed an easy scapegoat (to draw attention away from himself since he has been at the helm for the last 8 years and nothing has changed) and so as is tradition the coach is always the first to go. I don’t believe keefe was necessarily the whole problem but he was an easiest to put blame on and get rid of to show that management is still doing something.

[@alleneng]

keefe is terrible coach. he inherited a team (leafs) with alot of high skill players thats it

[@jonah.donohue]

Just like all the guys before him.

[@alienspace3960]

i bet you said the same about paul maurice who sucked in toronto

[@xmusicmanx1]

Trade Marner to the sharks so we can trade him to Philly for Brink 😊

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Marner won't be traded.

[@wbj2000]

Keefe is a disaster .. There hasn't been a single playoff series where he wasn't out coached by the opponent. Not one. Sorry New Jersey, but this was a bad choice.

[@ChrisTempleMusic]

I agree ! Jersey won’t make the playoffs

[@mcj44]

@@ChrisTempleMusic Just wait until Keefe wins the cup in New Jersey while you leafs fans are still getting bounced in the first round while watching him lift the cup.

[@matthewjunio]

Mike Babcock and other coaches before Keefe could not make the Leafs pass the first round either. Keefe had more success than those coaches as well. Keefe was the one who brought them to the second round for the first time in years. He did something right. The management with how they built the roster, and the players not stepping up did not help Keefe’s cause.

[@ChrisTempleMusic]

@@matthewjunio go back to sleep

[@donniedoesdishes]

@@mcj44 he aint winning anything , have you ever noticed in all the time in toronto was never up for coach of the year

[@byrd5163]

Keefe is the worst coach in the league.

[@SportsClips-jw5ft]

Devils in 9

[@MadarakiFran]

Keefe is a nice guy but not a good coach.

[@robyschwendi2856]

Devils vs Leafs 🍁 in the 1st Round in 2025 and Devils win in 7 😂😂😂

[@cackoocacho1629]

11:37 When you try to joke about what a garbage network you are, and how you comically give embarrassing degrees of over coverage to Toronto, and it goes over like a lead balloon. Never change, Toronto Sports Network. Never change. 🍻

[@LeeAdrian777]

But yet you’re here 😂

[@johnmason1648]

Sheldon keefe had years to teach Toronto's talent to be winners..He failed miserably. Now he's going to Jersey to ruin their talent..? It's a special skill to teach skilled individuals to win in NHL. This guy doesn't have it?

[@user-qo1gk2kj3e]

Jersey going nowhere now...guaranteed

[@rjj4304]

Terrible coach