Leafs executive joins the team's activities on the ice at practice
With the team in turmoil during games recently, there has been a welcome sight at Leafs practices. It may not always be a good thing when the front office is attending practice, but when the executive is Shane Doan on the ice, it doesn't feel like a bad thing.
Doan joined the team as a Special Advisor to GM Brad Treliving this summer and happens to have an excellent relationship with both Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, due to the Arizona connection.
I have to say, it's cool to see the Leafs' Special Advisor to the GM be so in-touch with the players, and still able to rip around the ice taking shots.
According to David Alter, Doan has been in attendance at goalie's practices, helping the team's netminders sharpen their skills and showing off that he can still move pretty well in the process.
Coming off a brutal 6-4 loss to Buffalo with many parts of the team underperforming, today's practice will need to be one that gets through to the players. Perhaps that's part of Doan's presence, to lend credibility to the efforts of the coaching staff.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 5 | 431 ANSWERS Leafs executive joins the team's activities on the ice at practice Do the Leafs need to fire Keefe and hire a new coach to get the most out of the players on the team? | ||
| Yes, Keefe has worn out his welcome | 203 | 47.1 % |
| Only if there's a better option available | 121 | 28.1 % |
| No, Keefe is not the problem | 107 | 24.8 % |
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