Dave Tippett's role with the team is poised to expand following General Manager Don Maloney's firing. There will be a lot riding on his decisions.
When I wrote about the safety of Dave Tippett and Don Maloney this past weekend, I assumed Tippett's fate would be directly tied to Maloney's, as it's rare that a head coach stays when the GM who hired him goes.
Turns out, it was exactly the opposite for the Arizona Coyotes.
In the wake of Don Maloney's official firing earlier this afternoon, Dave Tippett is expected to take a larger role in nearly every facet of the team's personnel decisions:
Further to @RealKyper tweet, any shakeup in ARIZ would likely mean an increased role in personnel decisions for Dave Tippett
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 11, 2016
As far as coaches go, you can't ask for a whole lot better than Tippett.