The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to check boxes in what has been a very busy offseason. After signing a number of free agents, including Tyler Bertuzzi and Max Domi, the Leafs also inked Auston Matthews to a 4-year extension that has made him the highest-paid player in the NHL. Now, the team has announced that they've also signed head coach Sheldon Keefe to a two-year extension.
In turn, Sheldon Keefe also issued a statement of his own, expressing his excitement to continue his journey in Toronto for at least 3 more seasons:
Keefe boasts a monstrous .622 winning percentage since being hired as head coach of the Leafs back in 2019. Keefe's winning percentage is the4th highest in the NHL over that span, behind only the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes.
As successful as Keefe's tenure in Toronto has been, including a franchise best 111 points in 2021-22, everyone is hoping that the best is yet to come. Keefe coached the Leafs to their first playoff series win since the Pat Quinn era and the hope is that their series win over Tampa in 2023 is just the start of something much, much bigger.
