People love to talk about curses in sports. From being doomed by the Presidents’ Trophy to The Madden Curse, human beings crave patterns in the midst of chaos. Considering the fate of last season’s "coach of the year" finalists, we may have a new one to add to the list.
About a week ago, the Flames let go of 2022 Jack Adams winner Darryl Sutter. On Saturday, the Rangers “mutually agreed” to part ways with Gerard Gallant. The Panthers didn’t even give Andrew Brunette a chance to follow up a season where Florida won the Presidents’ Trophy and its first playoff series since 1995-96, firing him in favor of Paul Maurice last offseason.