NHL Insider reveals some potential options to take over coaching duties in Toronto if Keefe is indeed replaced

Now, I don't expect Sheldon Keefe to be fired one year after setting a franchise record for both wins and points, but he does need to figure out a way to right the ship, and fast. The Leafs can't afford to be losing so much ground this early. If the goal is to make the playoffs and to have home ice advantage and a potentially weaker opponent in round 1, they'll have to get things right fast.

If they do continue down the same road and continue to drop games at the rate they are now, we could certainly see a coaching change and potentially more. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman revealed a few of the potential candidates to take over in Toronto if it does come to that.

There's also Stanley Cup winner Barry Trotz as well, though it is believed that Trotz may be looking for an opportunity to start as a coach and transition into a GM role somewhere. If things continue at the rate they are now, both scenarios might be an option for Trotz sooner than later.

While there's still plenty of time for the Buds to turn it around, much like they did around this point last season, if they do decide it's time for another new voice behind the bench, those are some pretty significant names who are out there.