Coaching Turnover

I was surprised to find that the Washington Capitals coach, Bruce Boudreau is the 5th longest tenured coach in the NHL, and he's only in his first full season. It seems like G.M.'s have a much shorter leash these days when it comes to coaches, and the old line, "what have you done for me lately" is the motto in the NHL these days. For instance, both Guy Carboneau and Michel Therrien led their teams to the playoffs last year but both are out of work as their respective teams struggled this year. While many of the fired coaches turn up coaching somewhere else the next year, many G.M's are looking to the minor league ranks these days as many of the new coaches are coming from the AHL ranks. It's all about winning in professional sports, and as many NHL coaches are finding out, your track record means little these days.