TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that Seattle had originally been expected to hire a head coach anytime between January and June 2021, but ownership has given Ron Francis the go ahead to hire a coach as early as this summer.
“But when you look at the depth at the coaching UFA position, you got Gerard Gallant who was fired this year in Vegas, Peter Laviolette of course is still out there. We know Bruce Boudreau is looking for a job and of course Mike Babcock. So that’s the kind of depth we haven’t seen at the coaching position in a while and so that’s why Seattle is thinking of hiring early.