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Berube calls a timeout after second L.A. goal. 5-2 Toronto with 11 minutes to go.. “Let’s go to work. Gain the offensive zone and go to f–king work…Let’s wake the f–k up.”



Berube calls a timeout after second L.A. goal. 5-2 Toronto with 11 minutes to go.. “Let’s go to work. Gain the offensive zone and go to f–king work…Let’s wake the f–k up.”

by malliabu

33 Comments

  1. CanadiaBlueJay

    Ah love a good Keefe timeout minus with what they actually need to hear.

  2. BayStreetGuy

    Keefe calling a timeout late in the third “Guys, I made reservations at the Keg. Who wants a potato salad as their side?”

  3. MalkoDrefoy

    His demeanour seems to much different than Shelley’s

  4. Blue_KikiT92

    I too, sometimes, would benefit from having Berube scream at me “WAKE THE FUCK UP AND GO TO FUCKING WORK” early in the morning.

  5. Vagard88

    If you all think Keefe never said the exact same thing you are delusional. That said, good timeout.

  6. GoodTimesBadMovies

    Feels like something Sheldon would have never done. It’s great to see.

  7. Looks like different messaging than what they were used to from Keefe. When Keefe would call a timeout the message seemed to be more “calm down, we got this” whereas Chief is more “wake the fuck up.” Some people might think that’s the same thing, I disagree. 

  8. BirdGooch

    I wonder if someone could get a clip from a timeout when Keefe first started. If you get a new boss and he is grilling you, you generally wake the fuck up.

    Sometimes complacency or being too comfortable can lead guys to tune stuff out they’ve heard 1000x before.

    That being said I like Berube’s style in general a lot.

  9. Jalapeeeeno

    Keefe would call similar timeouts. Difference was it came after the other team scored 3 unanswered and took the lead. We needed a new voice and message, so far so good.

  10. Thespud1979

    If we go up 1 in a game 7 I hope he does the same thing.

  11. TheApothecaryWall

    Yeah this guy ain’t gonna tell them to “have fun” in the playoffs lol. I didn’t hate Sheldon as much as everyone else did but that made me raise an eyebrow. And then we lost lol

  12. In an alternate universe this was another catastrophic leafs embarassment blowing the 5-0 lead

  13. waldoorfian

    I love that. Under Keefe, they would’ve folded and stopped playing then give up the lead and lose the game. Glad to see this version of the Leafs won’t be doing that.

  14. jayde2767

    I use the , “wake the f*ck up”, line with my beer league team when they’re shitting the bed – I am no Berube – and the response I get is more bed shitting…ah well.

  15. Barilko-Landing

    Seeing this live was like icing on the cake. Good results for the game and I was pretty confident they’d still win – but then seeing they’re still being held accountable with a 3 goal lead…. Thanks chief!

  16. freestevenandbrendan

    So badly needed. Keefer seems like a good coach and all but it’s so obvious even this early that a new voice was sorely needed.

  17. dolphin_spit

    the better clip is when he’s screaming directly at Holmberg lol

  18. lonezomewolf

    CB looks likes he’s about strap ’em on and show these boys how it’s done…

  19. torontoker13

    I love this and it might be what these guys need to remind them that being a leaf isn’t a free Disneyland ride. If marner throws his gloves near chief he might get told to grow up and act like a professional

  20. They get a lead and then they play lazy ass hockey! If it continues some big names are gonna be benched or not dressed at all. Berube won’t take laziness from anyone

  21. Natural_Treat_1437

    Everyone plays like that definitely deserves a cup. Go leafs go.

  22. Cjvolney12

    Keefe would have done this after the lead was blown.

  23. Big_leaf_lover

    So, I guess we are all done with the whole “Analics” approach?

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