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And then there were eight.
In what has now been one of the most coaching change-heavy campaigns in NHL history, Bruce Boudreau has become the latest in a long line of bench bosses who have been handed their walking papers this season. The Minnesota Wild announced Friday morning Boudreau had been fired, his dismissal coming in the wake of Thursday’s shootout loss to the New York Rangers. He has been replaced by assistant Dean Evason, who previously coached the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals and was an assistant alongside Boudreau during his days with the Washington Capitals.