Buds Breakdown Weekly: What to Expect With Berube as Head Coach

Plus, John Tavares repping Canada at the Worlds ...where will Mitch Marner land?

Welcome to another edition of the Buds Breakdown Weekly…

Buds Breakdown Weekly (The Hockey Writers)

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In this week’s edition, the Toronto Maple Leafs focus on the offseason after an unfortunate Game 7 overtime loss.

Also, Craig Berube named the 32nd head coach in club history, John Tavares captains Canada at the 2024 World Championship, and Mitch Marner trade talks rise

Let’s get into it…

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Craig Berube Wins Over the Leafs

The team completed a massive first step to restructuring: finding a new head coach. On Friday (May 17), the Leafs hired head coach Craig Berube as the 32nd head coach in Leafs history and hopefully to snap the team’s playoff deadlock. As it would’ve been nice to have Rod Brind’Amour, whose contract is officially up after the Carolina Hurricanes were knocked out of the playoffs, Berube seems the right choice, considering the Stanley Cup ring on his resume. He has much to learn as a head coach despite swapping between head coach and assistant coach within the Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues franchises in the last 20 NHL seasons.