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Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Marc Savard
Marc Savard was dismissed after the Leafs’ power play ranked last at 13.3%, contributing to a three-game losing streak and poor divisional standing, team officials said.
- On Monday, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard after losing three games in a row, announcing the move in a brief social media post less than 24 hours after a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.
- Savard coordinated the Leafs' power play, which sits last in the league at 13.3 per cent, while the team has lost 20 of its first 35 games, intensifying pressure amid poor Atlantic Division standing.
- A 48-year-old former NHL forward, Savard was in charge of the power play, which ranked last in the league at 13.3 per cent, after previously managing a 24.8 per cent rate that ranked ninth in the NHL.
- The club gave no immediate indication it would hire an outside replacement, leaving responsibility with Berube and the remaining coaches while Brad Treliving, general manager, and Keith Pelley, MLSE president and CEO, were urged to comment.
- Observers say the move is the first domino to fall, with commentators describing visible panic after fan frustration and warning of broader fallout across players, management and roster if results don't improve.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs dismissed assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday, after three straight losses as the NHL approached mid-season.
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Last-place Maple Leafs fire assistant coach Savard
The underperforming Toronto Maple Leafs fired assistant coach Marc Savard on Monday, the club announced in a statement, following a weekend in which the team dropped two games in two days, falling to second to last place in the Eastern Conference.
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