Dave Hakstol took the Seattle Kraken to the playoffs just one year after the expansion draft, and received a contract extension earlier in the week. Neither Alain Vigneault nor John Tortorella have been able to replicate Hakstol’s success.
Dave Hakstol was dismissed by the Philadelphia Flyers on December 17, 2018, in the middle of his fourth season with the team. The Flyers made the playoffs in two of the three prior seasons, but lost in the first round in six games both times. After being fired, Hakstol spent the next two years with the Toronto Maple Leafs as an assistant coach.