On Sunday, Peter Horachek was relieved of his duties as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs after finishing the season with a record of 9-28-5. He stepped into the picture in January after Randy Carlyle, 21-16-3 at the time, was fired.
The Leafs are in a situation in which they have to start a massive rebuild, because the franchise has some systemic issues that need to be corrected. Hiring a coach is going to be the most important piece of the rebuild, because the coach will set the tone and the direction that the team is going to go in.