Just hours after I complained about the long coaching search and picked Dean Evason as the profile image…the Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Monday afternoon that the former Minnesota Wild head coach will be the 13th head coach in franchise history.
My top choice for this job was Todd McLellan, who had left things better than he found them in San Jose, Edmonton, and Los Angeles. I was also intrigued by the playing style of Jay Woodcroft, though it’s not clear how much the success was based on him as opposed to having the talents of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.