Sheldon Keefe is set to face his former team, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, tonight, and he has just ripped them apart and detailed why the team was never able to win. After a big summer of change following their latest first-round playoff exit, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/toronto-maple-leafs-fire-head-coach-sheldon-keefe-after-playoff-exit' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the Toronto Maple Leafs did decide to part ways with head coach</a> Sheldon Keefe and officially ended his five-year stint behind the bench. Speaking with Jonas Siegel of 'The Athletic', Sheldon Keefe reflected upon his time with the Leafs, coming out to frankly speak about the Leafs' playoff struggle, and putting center stage the fact their defeats weren't for their defense, rather for not being able to score those very important goals at vital junctures. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/jonassiegel/status/1866505734026117240'> </a></blockquote></div> You can read Keefe's full interview below on what he had to say about the Leafs. I look back to my time in Toronto as hard to compute, quite honestly. Because we were one way in the regular season. At times, we scored a lot. At times, (we) didn't defend nearly well enough; at times, (we) did. I think we don't get enough credit for defending like we did. And then we get into the playoffs and I don't think defending was ever really an issue. We couldn't score. That part of it is difficult. But it's just a reminder for me of how hard we need to push to be able to learn to score in different ways in the regular season (with the Devils). So no matter what we approach in the playoffs, we can deal with it. We talk a lot in Toronto about trying to be better defensively. I don't think that's ever why we lost in the playoffs. You look back at all these Game 7s and all these series that we could have won before getting to Game 7, the number of opportunities we have to score goals or not being able to generate enough. That's the big reason why we lost. And that doesn't necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season. - Sheldon Keefe <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/budsallday34/status/1866511377713582084'> </a></blockquote></div> At this juncture, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/devils/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>the New Jersey Devils</a> have better won-lost records than the Leafs and are thus perhaps demonstrating that coaching wasn't the major problem of Toronto. Both teams sit in second place in their respective divisions, though the Devils hold a four-point cushion and have scored 22 more goals than the Leafs. <a href='https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/gameday-devils-seek-revenge-after-losing-to-maple-leafs-in-october' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Tonight, the Leafs travel into New Jersey to take on the Devils</a> as Keefe once again faces his old club for the second time this season.