Sheldon Keefe addresses his profanity-laced outburst from Wednesday's practice
The Toronto Maple Leafs have not played since last Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins. The lack of games over the past month has appeared to impact the team's legs, and at practice yesterday, Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe had to "crack the whip," so to speak, following one drill in which he didn't feel the team was bringing the right level of intensity.
Keefe whistled practice to a halt following the drill before blasting the team and calling practice "f***ing horses***t". It was an unusual outburst from Keefe who explained why he felt the need to be animated following practice.
"You're not necessarily game-ready. You're trying to manufacture that. As much as you want guys to compete at a high level, practice is not the same when you're going up against your teammates. You want to get into a rhythm here, it's been unnatural the way our schedule has been."
It's not the first time Keefe has been animated lately as he has been very worked up behind the Leafs bench, confronting players during the past couple of games. With the Leafs unable to find any consistency in their play, it would seem that frustration is finally starting to show through for the usually composed head coach.
With the Leafs taking on the Ottawa Senators tonight, we won't have to wait long to see if the message from practice was received.
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7 DECEMBRE | 572 ANSWERS Sheldon Keefe addresses his profanity-laced outburst from Wednesday's practice Do you think the Leafs will get the message from Keefe and the coaching staff? | ||
| Yes | 220 | 38.5 % |
| No, he has lost the room | 352 | 61.5 % |
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