Paul Maurice: Fired by Leafs, he'll be a TV talking head soon, well, probably right now

The guy has the gift of gab, which has conveniently, for superficial media types, has obscured his lousy coaching record.

His teams made the playoffs three times — yes, just 3 — in 11 seasons. Made the Stanley Cup final once and were obliterated by the Detroit Red Wings. Missed the playoffs the next year and he was gassed.

Maurice is a master of media manipulation.

So he'll go there for his next job — so he, a failed coach, can coach every NHL team.

Presser tomorrow in Toronto at 10:30 a.m. where Maurice will explain why he failed. Who cares?

By noon, I figure, he'll be a studio analyst on Canadian networks TSN, Sportsnet or The Score.

It's where he belongs. Not behind an NHL bench, based on his record.