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Maple Leafs Dismiss Assistant Coach Marc Savard After Power-Play Freefall

The club attributed the move to a steep power-play decline.

Overview

  • Toronto announced Savard’s firing on Monday with no replacement named.
  • The Maple Leafs’ power play sits at 13.3 percent through 35 games, last in the NHL after just 12 goals with the man advantage.
  • Under Savard last season, the unit converted at 24.8 percent, ranking ninth in the league.
  • The team has dropped three straight and six of its last eight to fall to 15-15-5, 15th in the East and last in the Atlantic Division.
  • Head coach Craig Berube’s staff remains otherwise intact with Derek Lalonde, Mike Van Ryn, and Curtis Sanford.