The day after the NFL regular season is known as the day coaches hit the unemployment line after a bad season. It is usually referred to as "Black Monday" (or Tuesday...I'm not 100% on the day)
Today was the NHL's version.
The Capitals fired Bruce Boudreau, something that has been a loooooooooong time coming. It's hard to put all of the blame for the Caps problems on Bruce. The Alexs aren't producing (and for a guy with the last name Semin you expect that), the poor giveaways on defense, and the slipping in goaltending are all hurting the Caps right now. You got to admire how Boudreau went out though. Having the balls to bench Ovi in a crucial last minute of the game and scratching Semin, and BOTH of those moves worked. I hope he is back in the NHL soon, especially for the entertainment value.
Dale Hunter is in to replace Boudreau. It's nice to see the Caps give one of their all-time greats the gig, but having only coached in the OHL, I don't expect the Caps to improve immediately (like Hitchcock with the Blues).
In other firing:
The Hurricanes fired Paul Maurice...neh
The Hurricanes hired Kirk Muller...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Carolina Hurricanes are your 2012 Stanley Cup Champions
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