Toronto Maple Leafs interim head coach Peter Horachek says he is able to maintain perspective despite his team’s troubling play.
When asked by reporters Tuesday how tough this season has been on him, Horachek said that he’s dealt with much tougher situations in his life.
Horachek admitted that he battled prostate cancer five years ago when he was an assistant coach of the Nashville Predators.
He added that his father died of cancer and it’s easy to realize there are bigger things than hockey.
Under Horachek, the Maple Leafs have a 6-21-3 record and have fallen to 15th place in the Eastern Conference.
Horachek was given the interim tag when the Maple Leafs fired head coach Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6.
He began the year as an assistant coach on Carlyle’s staff.
