Pierre Engvall, Frederik Gauthier and Dmytro Timashov find themselves reunited with their former Marlies boss in The Show and not just as window dressing. Since Keefe replaced Mike Babcock, they have seen between five minutes to double figures in ice time, with Gauthier and Engvall also trusted with the penalty-killing duties. “There is a comfort level there for sure,” Keefe said after Saturday’s 2-1 win against Buffalo improved his record to 4-1. MARLIES NAME NEW COACHThe Marlies picked up a win — and a new coach on Sunday. Now comes Keefe, the first GTA-born coach since Mike Murphy in 1996-98, if you don’t count Hamiltonians Pat Quinn and Peter Horacek.

Source: National Post December 01, 2019 22:34 UTC