(NOTE: This article, one of two focusing on Todd McLellan’s past head coaching stints, will closely follow the format of an article we wrote after the hiring of Willie Desjardins. Enjoy!)
On Tuesday afternoon, Todd McLellan was hired to replace Willie Desjardins as coach of the Los Angeles Kings. And because it’s the NHL, you shouldn’t be surprised that the guy who was hired once got fired himself. Unlike the dismissal of John Stevens, the dismissal of Desjardins was a formality, a move that was telegraphed since, I don’t know, New Year’s?