{"id":24271,"date":"2025-02-18T22:55:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=24271"},"modified":"2025-02-18T22:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:55:33","slug":"sad-news-toronto-maple-leafs-head-coach-has-been-fired-for-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=24271","title":{"rendered":"SAD NEWS: Toronto Maple leafs head coach has been fired for\u2026\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In May 2024, the Toronto Maple Leafs dismissed head coach Sheldon Keefe following the team&#8217;s early exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs. 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