On November 11, 2015, our Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets. It was the 16th game of that season. After that loss, the team’s record was 10-6-0. Mike Johnston was the Coach of that team.
All through the end of the previous season and through the first part of that 2015-2016 I was beating the drum for a change in Coaching. Everyone whined that I was crazy. Johnston was a good Coach. “And besides who would the team get to replace him?” they demanded.
Just a short 12 games later, the 28th game of the that season, on December 11, 2015, Jim Rutherford pulled the trigger and Johnston was fired.