For these reasons, assistant coach Guy Boucher will not be a member of Craig Berube’s initial coaching staff when he joins the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Jan 27, 2024; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs assistant coach Guy Boucher talks over a play in the third period against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Mandatory Credit: James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports

Assistant coach Guy Boucher will not be part of the first staff of new Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube.

The club announced Saturday that Boucher won’t return for the 2024-25 season.

Boucher, 52, was part of coach Sheldon Keefe’s staff last season. The Maple Leafs finished the regular season with a 46-26-10 record, but Keefe was fired after the team lost to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs in seven games.

Boucher previously was the head coach of two NHL teams, finishing 97-78-20 with the Tampa Bay Lightning (2010-13) and 94-108-26 with the Ottawa Senators (2016-19).

Berube named former New York Islanders head coach Lane Lambert as associate coach of the Maple Leafs earlier this month.

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