2021-2022: 51-26-5 (regular season), 3-4 (playoffs)
Career: 245-108-46 (regular season), 36-37 (playoffs)
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When the Bruins’ 2021-2022 season ended with a frustrating but not entirely unexpected first-round loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, there wasn’t a ton of grumbling amongst fans about a coaching change.
Fans were more likely to aim their ire at Don Sweeney (poor drafting, questionable FA deals) or Jeremy Jacobs (legacy venom from the pre-spend days) than at Cassidy, who was pretty well liked.
So when Cassidy was dismissed shortly after the season ended, the initial reaction was one of surprise, if not outright shock — many fans were mad, and nearly all questioned whether or not he was the one of the management trio that needed to go.