BetOnline to Post Odds on Toronto Maple Leafs Next Head Coach

The Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday morning announced they had fired Sheldon Keefe after yet another early exit from the NHL playoffs.

Since taking over as the team’s head coach in 2019, Keefe failed to get out of the first round of the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.  Toronto lost to the Boston Bruins Saturday night in overtime.

“Today’s decision was difficult," Maple Leafs General Manager Brad Treliving said in a statement. "Sheldon is an excellent coach and a great man; however, we determined a new voice is needed to help the team push through to reach our ultimate goal. We thank Sheldon for his hard work and dedication to the organization over the last nine years, and wish him and his family all the very best.”

Keefe coached the Maple Leafs to a 212-97-40 record in 349 regular season games.

The club recorded three consecutive 100-point seasons under Keefe, including a team-record 115-point season in 2021-22. Keefe was also at the helm of the Toronto Marlies (AHL) for five seasons, during which the team won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s top regular season team on two occasions and the franchise’s first Calder Cup Championship in 2018.

BetOnline released odds on the Maple Leafs next head coach by Thursday afternoon.

Toronto Next Head Coach

Craig Berube                 2/1

Gerard Gallant              4/1

Jay Woodcroft              5/1

Bruce Boudreau                        6/1

Guy Boucher                 7/1

Darryl Sutter                 8/1

Joel Quenneville           8/1

Dan Bylsma                   9/1

Jay Leach                      10/1

David Carle                   12/1

Rod Brind'Amour          14/1

Ryan Warsofsky            18/1

Jeff Halpern                  20/1

Todd Nelson                 20/1

Dean Evason                 25/1

Jay Pandolfo                 25/1

Mitch Love                   25/1