- The Toronto Maple Leafs have gotten off to a poor start to their 2025-26 campaign, and currently sit 25th in the NHL with an 8-8-2 record. The team’s struggles have led those covering the team to consider the club’s various options to dig itself out of its slump. The Athletic’s Jonas Siegel wrote today that while “a lot of the Leafs’ struggles right now do appear to be systems-related,” it’s unclear whether a coaching change would be legitimately considered at this time. Head coach Craig Berube still has two seasons remaining on his contract beyond this one, and changing coaches so early in the season would not be a decision team ownership “will love,” per Siegel. But he did add that a coaching change “will have to become a serious consideration” if the team’s struggles persist. At the moment, the top veteran coaching free agent appears to be Peter DeBoer, the former Dallas Stars head coach whose teams have made a run to the Western Conference Final in five of the past six seasons.