The Pittsburgh Penguins fired coach Mike Johnston, but it reflects more on GM Jim Rutherford than Johnston himself.
All things considered, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford laid down the law last week when he told Josh Yohe:
"We have underachieved. We’ve definitely underachieved. We’re in a position where we shouldn’t be right now, and we know it. I am going to have to take a look at few things. Something needs to change."
If that's not a GM about to fire a coach when he gets the chance to, then I've never heard it.