Tim Peel, the former NHL referee , didn't hold back when he chimed in on a recent podcast about the Auston Matthews saga. The Leafs' head coach, Sheldon Keefe, stirred the pot by calling Matthews' pursuit of 70 goals a distraction. Peel vented his frustration with Keefe's comments: <q>This Sheldon Keefe bugs me. I don't know what it is about the guy, but he rubs me the wrong way. If I'm Auston Matthews, I'm going, I'm a distraction? I might win the Hart trophy as the most valuable player. I'm going to win the Rocket Richard trophy this year, easily and I'm a distraction? that's what bugs me about Keefe, he says some stupid things and sometimes I think he feels its all about him and not about his players, but to call him a distraction I think its very disrespectful. It's disgusting he would call his player a distraction because he's trying to get to 70 goals.</q>. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hockeypatrol/status/1781350110183449057?s=46&t=yPo8xhaBTcZP7mkzEJs97A'> </a></blockquote></div> The comments raises questions about Keefe's leadership style compared to other coaches like Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who supported Kucherov's quest for 100 assists. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1780663340894724285?s=46&t=yPo8xhaBTcZP7mkzEJs97A'> </a></blockquote></div> Now, the big question is: Should Keefe be shown the door if the Maple Leafs fall short of the Stanley Cup this summer? What's your take on it? As seen on Hockey Patrol: <a href='https://www.hockeypatrol.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/tim-peel-calls-out-leafs-head-coach-sheldon-keefe' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tim Peel Calls out Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe</a>