Bruce Boudreau out per Friedman, Russo

[Web In Front]

You couldn't possibly show less confidence in your team than this. They're in the thick of a playoff hunt, you gust traded a well liked productive player in Zucker, and now you fire the well respected coach( that no one was accusing of being the problem).

Guerin is gunning for a scorched earth rebuild. I didn't believe it would be possible with Parise/Sutter, and I wouldn't have done it myself. But here he goes. It'll be a legit firesale leading up to the TDL for Minny. Mark my words.

I don't disagree with you but it just makes the decision to extend Spurgeon earlier in the season that much stranger. He could have brought in a massive haul at the deadline.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I don't disagree with you but it just makes the decision to extend Spurgeon earlier in the season that much stranger. He could have brought in a massive haul at the deadline.

Probably would've been traded before the season started.

 

[Dekes For Days]

Well this is a bit surprising.

 

[KevinRedkey]

NJ Devils come on down!

I think he would be a great coach for Hughes.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

 

[A1LeafNation]

If there was ever an opportunity for Babcock to come back...this is it.

I think it was obvious BB days were numbered.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Damn. Guerin supports the tank.

Hope he gets another job. Bruce Boudreau reaction gifs are one of my favourite guilty pleasures.

 

[Blues88]

He hasn’t accomplished anything with them.

I’m not saying that’s his fault (it’s their roster) but when you are there for years and can’t get past the first round or make the playoffs then this is what happens. Not very shocking.

Arent you ignoring the whole fired in season thing a little bit?

That's pretty important context.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Change the old players and keep the coach. Bad decision.

 

[qqaz]

KFC Employee: Show me with your hands how big you'd like the bucket, and scream what kind of chicken you'd like in it.

Boudreau (pictured above): Only the fat!!



Edit: in hindsight, i really regret a fat joke. i just couldn't help myself since the lip reading looks like those words exactly.

 

[BlueDream]

Arent you ignoring the whole fired in season thing a little bit?

That's pretty important context.

No? How is it? Tons of coaches get fired in season for this same reason

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Seems like weird timing but okay. Boudreau is still a good coach and can help out whatever team he ends up with next.

 

[torniojaws]

we won't call him up since Dubnyk would need to vacate a spot.

I think you don't have to wait long for that... Dubnyk, Koivu and someone else will be gone before next season.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

How come all the Toronto fans keep trying to push that p.o.s. Babcock on us?

 

[BlueOil]

a casualty of what seems to be questionable administration

who starts a rebuild in february?

 

[Minnesota]

Change the old players and keep the coach. Bad decision.

We just traded Zucker. Realistically, who else do you want us to trade?

 

[BlueOil]

We just traded Zucker. Realistically, who else do you want us to trade?

i assume by old players they're referencing suter and parise

 

[MuckOG]

i assume by old players they're referencing suter and parise

Can't trade them.

 

[Sam Spade]

Boudreau gets fired, Maurice gets an extension. Crazy.

 

[izzy]

this makes no sense unless they have someone in mind to hire they dont want to miss out on...

 

[Turin]

Bruce probably said something mean to Guerin in 2009 or something.

 

[Kranix]

He wasn't Gwaron's guy. Might as well make the change now.

 

[HanSolo]

Gallant just found his next job.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Alex galchenyuk, coach killer

 

[Prairie Habs]

Gallant just found his next job.

Minnesota is kind of in purgatory because of the gae of their core, an in demand guy like gallant might wait for a better situation.