Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford didn't have much choice but to announce the firing of now former Head Coach Mike Johnston.
That's life in the NHL as a coach.
The day you are hired, next day you are waiting to be fired.
A 15-10-3 (33 points) record in a weak Eastern Conference that has the team in 9th place after having to clinch 8th place last season on the final game of the regular season was plenty enough of a reason to make a change.
Winning in Pittsburgh is never enough, not with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin on the team.