If that were true GMs across the NHL would be afraid to fire coaches. History teaches the opposite is true: that firing the coach scapegoats a lower level employee for the failures of the entire organization, and thus deflects blame away from the front office for their failed personnel moves and decisions. This scapegoating process works effectively not only in the NHL, but in many industries. It's a well accepted method of doing business in the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA.Without denying that Pascal Vincent is the most qualified person in the organization, I think that if Kent Hugues fires MSL tomorrow and replaces him with coach Vincent, it will send the message to his boss that, he’s in panic mode and out of solution. This would automatically place him at the top of the list of "who’s going out next".
Besides that, the team is now set and it is the coach's job to "find solutions." Changing line combinations and defensive pairings, allotment of ice time and motivating his players is the coach's job.
I think MSL should watch his neck very carefully because a blade could be coming out of nowhere to cut it and separate head from body.
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