Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe lays into team during morning skate

New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe paused practice to deliver a message to his struggling team.

Jan 22, 2025 - 19:41

Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe lays into team during morning skate

New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe paused morning skate to deliver a message to his struggling team on Wednesday.

The Devils are mired in a four-game losing streak as they prepare to host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.

Keefe told reporters after practice that he “just wasn’t happy with our execution, our energy.”

“To me, it wasn’t reflective of a team that’s trying to find its way out of a hole right now,” Keefe said. “I expected better. I thought we had a good practice yesterday. I thought we slept in that skate here this morning, in that portion of the skate, I should say.

“Just trying to get their attention and bring the energy back up and remind them that we’ve got to stick together here, we need our leadership and character to come to the forefront to get things back going in our favour.”

Keefe is in his first season as head coach of the Devils after spending the previous five years with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Devils are third in the Metropolitan Division with a 26-17-6 record (58 points).

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Finding the back of the net has been a challenge for New Jersey, which has scored only six goals during its four-game slump, half of them coming during a 4-3 loss to Keefe’s former team last Thursday.

The Bruins (23-19-6) have won three of their past four games entering Wednesday’s matchup.