Sheldon Keefe Defends Leafs Effort After Embarrassing Comeback Loss
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Despite a difficult loss against the Hurricanes, Leafs Coach Sheldon Keefe is sticking to the positives
Keefe Defends Leafs Effort After Blowing Late Lead
Sheldon Keefe defended his team's effort after blowing a lead to the Carolina Hurricanes. Toronto, who was up both 3-0 in the 2nd period and 4-2 with under 1:30 in the 3rd, eventually lost 5-4 in a shootout after giving up 2 late goals, the tie goal coming with only seconds left.
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Keefe gave some positive viewpoints later on despite the eventual loss, saying that while the Leafs couldn't close it out, the team still showed a lot of promise in the time they were leading.
"I thought we got good efforts from the guys tonight. The result sucks, but I thought we stood in there. At times, we carried play. We scored four goals. We very easily could've had three or four more against a team that gives up almost nothing. - Sheldon Keefe
"There are a lot of encouraging things if we look at it from a process point of view that we really like, but obviously, there are key moments in the game we have to do a better job of.", Keefe continued.
The loss drops Toronto to a 38-18-9 record on the season, still 3rd in the Atlantic Division with 85PTS, 7 points ahead of 4th place Tampa Bay and 9 points back of the Florida Panthers for 2nd.
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| Yes | 104 | 21.4 % |
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| Yes, but fire him at the end of the season | 113 | 23.2 % |
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