It's too late for Maple Leafs to fire Craig Berube

"That vote of confidence led to a resurgence for the Maple Leafs following the Christmas break. Momentarily, the Leafs climbed back into a playoff spot and seemingly looked poised to get back into the race. Then, the bottom fell out. The Leafs lost six straight and pretty much fell off the radar entirely. The Maple Leafs are eight points out of a playoff spot, and the season essentially over."

"But in the opinion of one notable analyst, it's too late to head down that path. Daily Faceoff's Carter Hutton broached the subject in a January 30 piece. In it, he declared that it's too late to fire Berube this season. It seems like everyone has accepted their fate this season. So, it doesn't seem like the right time for this sort of move:"

Coaching-change speculation surrounded the Toronto Maple Leafs after mid-December as conversations about Craig Berube's job intensified. The organization issued a vote of confidence for Berube and GM Brad Treliving, and the team briefly surged after the Christmas break, reentering a playoff spot. A subsequent six-game losing streak erased momentum and left the Leafs eight points out of a playoff position, effectively ending the season. Carter Hutton argued firing Berube now would be too late, and no deadline additions will spark a major turnaround. The focus shifts to playing out the season and evaluating coaching choices in the offseason.

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