Overview
- Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday that Pete DeBoer sent a note through a friend telling Craig Berube he is not involved in the Toronto job discussion.
- Brad Treliving issued a second public vote of confidence for Berube on December 23 after an earlier endorsement in November.
- Toronto has won consecutive games since assistant coach Marc Savard was dismissed, including a 7-5 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
- Friedman added that DeBoer, having experienced similar speculation before, wanted to shut down rumors linking him to the Leafs’ bench.
- David Pagnotta has reported DeBoer is comfortable staying out of the NHL unless the opportunity is with a true Stanley Cup contender.