The Vancouver Canucks coach was fired Monday after months of speculation that he would be a fall guy for a foundering franchise that went into a free-fall and became the lowest-scoring team in franchise history with just 182 goals. Does the hockey operations department need a veteran and proven leader to point the franchise in the right direction? Desjardins was in the preseason crosshairs as a bench boss on the hot seat if he failed to meet expectations. native basically proved to be a .500 coach and the Canucks would have taken that this season. RelatedTo his credit, Desjardins did guide the Canucks to 101 points and 242 goals in 2014-15.

Source: National Post April 10, 2017 16:52 UTC