It’su200b been a rough fewu200b weeksu200b foru200b NHLu200b coaches.u200b Afteru200b going allu200b of 2017-18 withoutu200b a single coach losingu200b theiru200b job until theu200bu200b final day of the season, we’ve already seen four pink slips this year, including two this week. And we’re only a quarter of the way through the schedule.
Typically, NHL teams don’t want to make coaching changes while the season is going on. It’s virtually always a sign that something has gone horribly wrong, and a major change is needed to try to salvage the season. But at the same time, plenty of GMs around the league are under pressure to do exactly that.