Canucks Hire Bruce Boudreau as Head Coach

There’s a lot to unpack in Elliotte Friedman’s latest tweet. The hockey insider reports that the Vancouver Canucks have hired Bruce Boudreau as their next head coach. Of course, that implies that the Nucks have parted ways with Travis Green behind the bench, although those details weren’t explicitly stated.

Hearing tonight that Bruce Boudreau will be the next coach of the Vancouver Canucks.

The Canucks have struggled this season, posting the tenth-worst expected goals-for rating at five-on-five. That has made it hard to collect wins, as they’ve knocked off just three of their past 13 opponents.

Vancouver struggled over the past few seasons, cumulatively, posting the sixth-worst expected…