Brendan Shanahan on whether core changes to the Maple Leafs’ roster are in consideration this offseason: “There is a time for preaching patience, and there is a time when you have to examine the patterns that persist… Everything will be on the table”

Shanahan: First off, I would like to thank Sheldon Keefe for the nine seasons that he has given this organization, five as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Sheldon had a difficult job. As he had stated, he addresses the players every single day. He addresses the media two times, sometimes three times a day. I just want to say that in that entire time with us, Sheldon has done it with dignity, with grace, and with professionalism.

I would like to thank his wife, Jackie, and his sons, Landon and Wyatt.