Arizona Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet believes his coaching staff is "pretty well-set," which does not bode well for assistant coach Scott Allen, whose contract expired June 30.
Allen, 51, was in charge of the Coyotes' defense and penalty-kill units which performed well above expectations last season. The Coyotes were tied for the best penalty kill in the NHL (85 percent) and finished sixth in total goals against.
Allen became expendable after the hiring of Phil Housley to essentially the same position Wednesday.
Housley was fired as the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres last season and before that was a defensive coach with the Nashville Predators.