Todd McLellan is a good coach, a good man and he'll find another job. For everyone's own good in San Jose, however, it's time for him and the Sharks to take their mutual leave.
Why fire a coach with one year left on his contract, one with a 311-163-66 record—all with the Sharks since 2008-09? Because hockey is an unfair business, most definitely for coaches. Only Claude Julien and Mike Babcock have more seniority among NHL coaches than McLellan.
But it's time.
The Sharks remain such an enigmatic franchise.