HEARTBREAKING:Craig Berube Turns Down $1.3Million Deal Offer due to….
HEARTBREAKING:Craig Berube Turns Down $1.3Million Deal Offer due to.... TORONTO (AP) — In an attempt to help the legendary team overcome the NHL's longest championship drought, the Toronto Maple Leafs hired Craig Berube as head coach on Friday. Berube has Stanley Cup winning expertise. In 2019, Berube led the St. Louis Blues to the Cup as their coach. Since 1967, when there were only six teams in the league, the Maple Leafs have not won. Berube was swiftly hired by Toronto's general manager Brad Treliving and president Brendan Shanahan to succeed Sheldon Keefe, who was let go following yet another early playoff loss. For the fourth time in five years under Keefe, the Leafs lost in the first round; during that period, they only won one series. Berube, 58, won five series and guided the Blues to the playoffs five times in seven seasons. Berube was fired by the Blues in December after being promoted in the middle of the season after they The Blues officially announced on Tuesday what everyone had anticipated when Craig Berube guided St. Louis to an incredible comeback that culminated in the team's first-ever Stanley Cup victory. They signed him to a three-year deal and removed the interim tag from his title. "When Craig took over in November, he had a huge impact on our team," Armstrong said in a statement. ...
