This season could be the end of Joe Sacco’s term as head coach whether the Colorado Avalanche make a second-half run toward a postseason berth or not.
The reason, you ask? The possibility of taking a job at a lower level that means more to Sacco. That would be the head coach position at Boston University, the alma mater of the current Colorado coach. The job became available when Jack Parker announced his retirement from the university, effective after the season concludes for the Terriers.
With the position now open for the taking, Adrian Dater of The Denver Post speculates whether Sacco would be interested in taking over at the university. Dater writes that one would assume it would be tough for Sacco to turn down that type of opportunity if it was offered to him, citing his close ties to the school and the area.
Dater also notes that if Sacco wants to leave the Avalanche, he would have to be granted permission beforehand. This is because in April 2012, he signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him the head coach in Colorado until after next season.
But if Sacco really wants to leave, Colorado should absolutely le ...
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