Firings and hirings are very commonplace in professional sports. It’s one of the quantifiable knowns in a results-oriented business that depends rather heavily on luck. So it came as no surprise when the Los Angeles Kings announced that they’d fired head coach John Stevens. He became another unfortunate victim of the inability to fire the whole team, despite their general malaise and poor performances. While he had his share of the blame, it doesn’t all rest squarely on his shoulders, but he gets to be the scapegoat anyway. That leads us to Willie Desjardins, former head coach of the Vancouver Canucks and brief coach of the Texas Stars in the AHL.
What to Expect When You Don’t Know What to Expect
