UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Assistant coach Lane Lambert of the New York Islanders handles instructions with his players during the third period against the Boston Bruins in Game Four of the Second Round of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Nassau Coliseum on June 05, 2021 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Bruins 4-1. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
At the start of the week, there were three coaching vacancies in the NHL. Usually, the NHL just recycles the same guys that have already held a head coaching job in the past.