ESPN.com · Oct 17, 2018
NHL Hot Seat Index: Checking in on all 31 coaches
The NHL season is lurching out of its starting gate, and it's amazing what a few games can do to shift perceptions on coaches in peril.
Welcome to the first NHL Coaches Hot Seat Index for 2018-19, as we examine which bench bosses are on solid footing and which ones are hearing cracks in the ice under their loafers.
Scorching
Connor McDavid has a point on every regulation goal the Oilers have in their four games, of which they've won two and lost two. Whether he can drag Edmonton to the postseason might be dwarfed by a greater challenge, which is whether he can keep Todd McLellan in a job.