Another disappointing effort and loss from the Maple Leafs spawned another exasperated postgame media session from head coach Craig Berube. OverDrive host Bryan Hayes and TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button react to another round of frustrating comments from Berube and where the Leafs go from here.
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The problem is Matthews not the coach.
I loved bruce budreau's take when he compared the struggles of Washington with so much talent but no results. They basically caved to the system, and got themselves The Cup.
So simple. FIRE Mathews.
Mercifully Craig Berube must be let go…This fine Head Coach deserves a better team not found in Toronto…The scenario is Berube the determined square peg trying to fit inside the ill fitted Leafs team round hole…it ain’t happening it never will…Congratulations Berube take your much needed release as a NHL promotion in disguise…
Button bringing the heat.
Boston Bruins is a perfect example. They were expected to be dead last right about now. But Bruins are playing with grit and passion regardless and having fun, (minus McDavid scoring on them (Bruins fan here, but hey McDavid is not of this world). The Leafs need an huge overhaul just like the Bruins are doing right now.
Please. Button is a moron. Let me quote him on the Carlo trade. "I love it. A real win for the Leafs". Same for the chipmunk and his two gellottos. No credibility.
Fire the Chief in favour of Bruce Boudreau
I cannot wait for UTree's end of season round up video this year!
Will be sad not getting out traditional yearly "Congrats Leafs!" video this Spring, but hey, maybe Tree will make a special exception for the Make-Beliefs?!
Torts as the Leafs coach would be the best post game coverage 💯! I'd tune in to that after every game!
I don’t like Craig Button, but this is best take he has had ever.
I know hockey players that would give their left nut to play in Toronto.. Don't see too many of those type guys on that team right now.
Button and Berube are correct. The guys have been long enough they should know what is required to win.
Please please do not let Treliving make any trades Minten and a 1st and fourth for Carlo😢😅 prospect and a 1st to Philly for laughton😢😂😅 he ruined Calgary and Leafs ate next…f…k they are already ruined.😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm gonna say this again…When management caved in to Nylander's demand, all trouble started.
Maybe the Leafs need Cinderella as their head coach?
They play like a bunch of golden slippers.
Trade matthews, nylander, reilly. How many coaches, gm are u going to fire before u realize it's the players.
Berube is an atrocious coach he always looks dopey & the players have tuned him out ever since the playoff lose.
TreLAZY & Berube both need to be FIRED but Pelley is doesn't have the smarts to can them both.
Now onto the players these players are absolute HORSEHIT.
The main leaders are soft uninterested LOSERS!
Matthews
Nylander
Tavares
Domi
McMann
Reilly
Carlo
All need to be traded someway somehow these players are horrendous HORSEHIT & they will never win with these players they all have no nuts!🥜
Never thought i would agree with Button but i do
Right. The Players are the problem
I hope they get Torts as coach. Not because I want Berube to get fired. Quite the opposite, I want Torts to make life miserable for Matthews, Nylander, Tavares and Reilly to the point that he benches all 4 of them and embarrass them constantly and ruin them permanently.
The Toronto maple leafs are a bunch of losers.
In the crucible that is Toronto hockey this is the end for a Erub’s. it’s them or him.
Craig Button nailed it!
The Leafs # 1 problem is they have a bad GM. Treeliving pretty much loses on every trade he makes. The only player I like that he acquired is Tanev. The rest are garbage. Just to name a few Domi, Laughton, Maccelli, Joshua, Lorentz , Roy and Carlo have all been busts. They are not even worth paying the minimum wage to play in the NHL. These are all bad players. And then you have a player like Nylander who is not even trying most nights. He gets $11.5 million annually for not doing any work most nights. Tavares works every night. Matthews does not have a line mate to feed him the puck. The Leafs miss Marner. Right now they have no set up man for Matthews. He starves most nights. If I was Keith Pelley I would keep Treeliving on a short leash. He should not be allowed to make a trade. The Leafs need to find a new GM. Someone who actually knows what they are doing. The one they have now is a real dumb dumb. That is their biggest problem. I would fire him and get someone working as an Assistant with another NHL club. Someone young and bright. And make that person the New GM. Because right now they are only going to get worse. I can't watch them anymore. They are a bad hockey team. Real Bad. I watch something else on TV and Not The Leafs. Or I turn off the TV. They are really bad…
Get rid of the so called core. They don't try
Maybe the coach forgot to change their diapers
Mathew Nylander rielly need to go their not nhl material
Should have a cutoff behind the bench… nailed it! 💀
The team isn't built for Berube to work. Treliving isn't the right GM either. Time for another rebuild. Maybe I'll see a cup before I die in 40 years
Button is an idiot
It’s the GM and the coaches. They chose the ingredients and used those ingredients their way to try to make a delicious pie.
Maybe they can go play with the women's league
Awesome commentary Craig.
Berube is doing the same thing as Tocchet properly ruining some players (and only play one system).
There is not a single elite player (especially on or on the verge of national teams) that does not work their ass off to win. It just does not work.
Leafs is missing a bonafide worldclass goalie like Brodeur and Roy as well as a Norris Trophy defensemen.
So Hayes, Babcock gone, Keefe gone, so Berube gone? Quite obvious the players are the issue
why is button getting so mad for?