Bruce Boudreau did not stay unemployed for long. The Minnesota Wild hired the former Anaheim Ducks coach after firing Mike Yeo midseason. The other team in the running for Boudreau's services, the Ottawa Senators, hired Guy Boucher after Boudreau came off the market.
Boudreau, despite his game seven misfortunes, is one of the NHL's best coaches and is a real smart hire by the Minnesota Wild. For the Senators, Boucher, who coached the Lightning until 2013, is less inspiring.
After firing Dave Cameron a bit hastily, the Sens enter next season in a bit of a weird place.