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Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe benched forward David Kampf for making mistakes, citing 'less tolerance' for errors. Keefe expressed dissatisfaction with the team's defensive mistakes and emphasized the need for accountability. Kampf, who was surprised by the benching, vowed to work harder and improve. The decision was made following a game where Ottawa Senators improved, but the Leafs failed to respond.
David Kampf vows to be better for Maple Leafs after 'surprise' benching https://t.co/dbUBbVRXi6
Kampf said he was surprised to be benched on Saturday. “Just have to keep working hard and be better.” #Leafs
Sheldon Keefe on benching Kampf: "You try to trust your guys and give them opportunities to go back out and do right, but the tolerance for the same types of mistakes that are happening when we’re in positions (to win a game) of late, is going to be a lot less." #Leafs
Sheldon Keefe benches forward David Kampf, Maple Leafs coach says ‘less tolerance’ for mistakes https://t.co/zYezGLL373 via @koshtorontosun #Leafs #MapleLeafs #LeafsForever https://t.co/r3ZiFpBJwu
"There needs to be some accountability..." Sick of his team's mistakes defensively, Sheldon Keefe is scratching #Leafs forward David Kampf for the first he joined the club. Why it's happening and will it force others to step up? https://t.co/x4wJrAE7QY https://t.co/x4wJrAE7QY
Keefe on benching Kampf and the mistakes being made by the #Leafs in general: "I guess you could call it a message to the group in the sense that there's going to be less tolerance for that. We’ve got to get better in this area. That’s it."
Sheldon Keefe says David Kämpf will be a healthy scratch tonight. Keefe wasn’t happy with mistakes that Kämpf (among others) made last night, including an o-zone giveaway that led to Adam Fantilli’s game-tying third period goal.
David Kampf is a healthy scratch for #Leafs tonight.
Per Keefe, Kampf is being benched tonight. Holmberg draws in #Leafs
Keefe: "Ottawa got better and harder as the game went on and we didn’t respond to that." #Leafs