The 10 types of mid-season coaching changes (and how they usually work out)

It’s\u200b been a rough few\u200b weeks\u200b for\u200b NHL\u200b coaches.\u200b After\u200b going all\u200b of 2017-18 without\u200b a single coach losing\u200b their\u200b job until the\u200b\u200b final day of the season, we’ve already seen four pink slips this year, including two this week. And we’re only a quarter of the way through the schedule.

Typically, NHL teams don’t want to make coaching changes while the season is going on. It’s virtually always a sign that something has gone horribly wrong, and a major change is needed to try to salvage the season. But at the same time, plenty of GMs around the league are under pressure to do exactly that. And that pressure will only mount as…