Maple Leafs Fire Babcock

UNDATED (AP) – The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Mike Babcock and replaced him with Sheldon Keefe.  The move comes after the Maple Leafs absorbed their sixth consecutive loss to fall to 9-10-4 this season. They were 173-133-45 in 351 regular-season games under Babcock, but they never won a playoff series.  The 39-year-old Keefe has a long history with Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas (DOO’-buhs) and was in his fifth season as coach of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies.