""It happened organically," DeBoer shared. "I was talking with a close friend of his and I just felt that I wanted to relay that message to him. Don't listen to the noise, keep doing what you're doing, there's no truth to this.""
""The main reason for it is that I've been on the other side of that," DeBoer said. "When you're in that spot, and I've been in that spot, you're having sleepless nights as it is without the extra burden of unsubstantiated reports going on ... that job's tough enough, the nights are sleepless enough without that added element to it. So I just felt having been on the other side of that, if I could at least get him another half hour of sleep by not worrying about Pete DeBoer, then I was happy to do that.""
""I want to win a Stanley Cup," he said. "It's the one thing I haven't done. I've been close enough to taste it on a number of occasions, I'm really proud of that fact, that I've been to the Conference Finals an"
Speculation about a possible dismissal of Craig Berube from the Toronto Maple Leafs intensified in December but has quieted since the holiday break. Pete DeBoer's name emerged as a rumored replacement before DeBoer reached out directly to Berube to deny any interest. DeBoer described the contact as organic and said he spoke through a mutual friend to tell Berube not to heed the noise. DeBoer cited his own coaching experience and sleepless nights during slumps as motivation to relieve Berube of unsubstantiated reports. DeBoer was dismissed by the Dallas Stars last summer and expressed a desire to win a Stanley Cup.
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