No Bruce Boudreau? Okay, so who is left?

Bruce Boudreau is finalizing a deal to be next head coach of the Minnesota Wild. Ottawa has been informed.

So the Minnesota Wild have legitimately upgraded by hiring Bruce Boudreau, the hottest free agent of the coaching world. Which inevitably means the Calgary Flames will be looking elsewhere for the vacancy that Bob Hartley once filled.

We've spoke at length previously about candidates who could fill the void left by Hartley, many of which are ideal for the state of this hockey team as they move forward and grow.