Never liked Playfair. Ever since his Calgary days, my impression was always that he's a fire-and-brimstone kind of coach, and I can't imagine a veteran roster taking kindly to that. I'm sure he knows his stuff, but I never felt like he was going to fit in here the way Dave King did, for example.
Also, wasn't he the one who told Jamie McLennan to slash a guy during the playoffs? A quick Google search yielded the following:
McLennan, coach, organization disciplined by NHL. Now, I admit, we've all wanted to chop a Red Wing at one time or another, but we aren't coaches in the world's top hockey league. I never wanted him here, and I won't be sad to see him go.