John Stevens was fired. Willie Desjardins was hired. And because it’s the NHL, you shouldn’t be surprised that the guy who was hired once got fired himself. We don’t necessarily know how long Stevens will be unemployed, or whether he’ll get another job at the top. We do, however, know that we’re probably going to feel one way now and another way in a year, or two, or three, about the decision by Rob Blake.
A coach’s firing can often be revealing. Which brings us to Willie Desjardins. An apparently very likable guy to his players in his own right, Desjardins lasted three years as head coach in Vancouver before being fired in the 2017 offseason.