What's Wrong With The Leafs? Should They Fire Randy Carlyle?

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Is firing Randy Carlyle the answer to the Maple Leafs problems? In terms of his coaching skills, he isn’t a terrible coach. Back when Carlyle was coaching Anaheim he won The Stanley Cup so he can’t be that bad. But maybe it’s just that the players have stopped responding to the coaches. Is this the coaches fault or the players fault?

I don’t feel that Carlyle should be fired. But I feel that if The Leafs can’t produce or make the playoffs this year they might have to make a big trade. The Leafs have many pieces that they could trade to get a top 6 player. Which would hopefully improve The Leafs to a spot where they could become contenders again. 

In order for The Leafs to make the playoffs their top two lines are going to have to bring an offensive punch and the last two lines will have to an aggressive gritty game and even a little scoring. The defense will definitely have to do better than they did last season. The Leafs have signed a couple solid defensemen that should help them this year. Last but not least The Leafs are definitely going to need a stellar season from Bernier and Reimer in order for them to make the playoffs.