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Sheldon Keefe in Jack Adams running, finally

Toronto bench boss Sheldon Keefe has garnered a lot of praise for reshaping the Maple Leafs' defensive approach this season and its paying off with consideration for the Jack Adams Award, given to the NHL’s coach of the year.

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- The Jack Adams award goes to the NHL coach who has been the most responsible for the team's success that year. And, unfortunately, it's always turned out to be the "hey, you were supposed to be bad, but you're not bad, so here's the Jack Adams Award" award. And I've been thinking about it, and I've been pondering about it.