Maple Leafs Next Head Coach Odds: Who Will Replace Sheldon Keefe in Toronto?

After the Maple Leafs fired Sheldon Keefe on Thursday, we're looking at the top candidates, and their odds, to replace him as head coach in Toronto.

Sean Tomlinson

Last Updated: May 9, 2024 12:36 PM EDT • 4 minute read

After the Toronto Maple Leafs fired Sheldon Keefe on Thursday, we're breaking down the Maple Leafs next head coach odds from one of our best NHL betting sites.

The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday after yet another quick exit from the playoffs.

The Leafs pushed the Boston Bruins to the absolute brink during the first round before falling in overtime of Game 7, and now their 2023-24 season gets added to a stack of wasted quality campaigns.

Toronto qualified for the playoffs during each of Keefe's five seasons behind the bench, including when he took over midseason in 2019-20. A team brimming with offensive talent and a 69-goal scorer in Auston Matthews has recorded three straight seasons with 100-plus points. However, the Leafs continually crater during the playoffs, and they've now won just a single series since 2003-04.

Expectations were sky-high after the Leafs began the 2023-24 season sitting tied for second in our Stanley Cup odds. Now they're searching for a new direction.

Here's a look at the Maple Leafs next head coach odds with implied probability via our odds converter, and odds from one of our top books that offers Ontario sports betting.

Maple Leafs next head coach odds

(Maple Leafs next head coach odds as of May 9 via FanDuel)

Coach	Odds	Implied probability
Craig Berube	+105	48.78%
Dean Evason	+470	17.54%
Gerard Gallant	+470	17.54%
Joel Quenneville	+500	16.67%
Todd McLellan	+500	16.67%
Jay Woodcroft	+750	11.76%
Guy Boucher	+1000	9.09%
Mike Sullivan	+1900	5.00%
Bruce Boudreau	+2200	4.35%
Daryl Sutter	+6000	1.64%

*Odds available only in Ontario through our best Ontario sports betting apps

Favorite to be the next Maple Leafs head coach

Craig Berube

Berube is the overwhelming favorite at +105, and there's a steep dropoff in the odds before Dean Evason and Gerard Gallant (+470). And then Berube is also miles ahead of both Joel Quenneville and Todd McLellan (+500).

NHL insiders speak highly of his chances too, including and most notably Darren Dreger of TSN.

Berube isn't too far removed from reaching the pinnacle of the sport while guiding the then upstart St. Louis Blues to a Stanley Cup victory in 2018-19. That came after the Blues missed the playoffs during the previous season. The championship also halted the Blues' lengthy Stanley Cup drought at 50 years, leaving the Maple Leafs with the longest such streak now after not winning since 1967.

However, Berube's St. Louis teams won only one series during the next four seasons, including missing the playoffs in 2022-23. The team then dismissed him midseason in December 2023, when the Blues held a 13-14-1 record.

Best odds: +105 via FanDuel

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Maples Leafs head coach FAQs

Who is the favorite to be the next Maple Leafs head coach?

Craig Berube is the favorite, and he's well ahead of the field while getting +105 odds. Dean Evason and Gerard Gallant are the next closest at +470.

When will the Maple Leafs hire their next head coach?

There's rarely a certain timeline, but the offseason moves fast and teams generally want top-level personnel in place before important dates. The NHL draft is on June 28, with free agency beginning on July 1.

When did the Maple Leafs last win the Stanley Cup?

The Maple Leafs infamously haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1967. They're still enduring easily the longest championship drought in the NHL.

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Sean Tomlinson

Sean Tomlinson has been in the sports media wilderness since 2009, and he joined Sportsbook Review in 2021. His work has been referenced in The New York Times and Forbes. He's also made appearances on The Fan 590 and TSN 1050. Sean is a regular bettor who places bets daily while using a handful of books. Most frequently, he uses FanDuel and bet365 due to the quality experience on those apps. While he'll often take an analytical approach, Sean enjoys the fun, recreational side of betting too, and embraces alternative markets on events like the Westminster Dog Show or Eurovision, or the many novelty props tied annually to the Super Bowl, for example. Beyond sports, Sean is also interested in the betting markets tied to politics, and especially those connected to American elections. He sees betting as a way to explore and engage in a deeper way, and takes that same view to his work. He plays poker periodically too, and is an avid fantasy sports player. Sean also previously spent time with Bleacher Report and theScore, all after earning his media studies degree from the University of Guelph-Humber.