Coaching double dip takes getting used to for Keefe – Toronto Sun
Sheldon Keefe now knows how John Schneider spends his doubleheader days managing the Blue Jays .
Advertisement 2
The first Maple Leafs coach to work two games in one day, Keefe found his body clock running slow.
Your Midday Sun
From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.
By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300
“It’s strange, it feels like 10 p.m. right now,” he said after Saturday’s matinee 4-1 win over Ottawa, realizing he had to do it all again in a few hours. “I haven’t seen daylight yet today. But this serves a purpose for me and for us.”
In addition to getting the Leafs and Sens an extra game without travel, it makes taking Sunday off more logical for Toronto after the first two days of intense camp practice.
And at least Keefe didn’t have to think up an all-new pre-scout presentation for the second group of Leafs who began arriving around 5 p.m.
Cleaners raced through the SBA stands to spruce up things after about 15,000 attended the first game, needing to be ready for doors open at 6 p.m.
Winger Wayne Simmonds had little interest in hanging around SBA to watch the night cap after playing early.
“I’m going home to play with my girls and watch on TV,” he said.
