The story of the weekend was the incredibly bizarre way in which the Vancouver Canucks handled their dismissal of Bruce Boudreau. It has been an open secret around the league for weeks that the Canucks planned to move on from Boudreau, and even exactly who the replacement will be. The (now former) head coach’s last two games behind the bench were incredibly emotional, with fans serenading him, opposing players sticking up for him, and Boudreau himself tearing up during press conferences.
