The Winnipeg Jets have parted ways with former head coach Claude Noel on Sunday morning, as per TSN. They then followed up the move by hiring Paul Maurice—former longtime coach of the Carolina Hurricanes and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Noel spent two and a half seasons behind the bench as head coach. He finished with a record of 80-79-18.
It was inevitable that Noel was on his way out and would have gotten canned at some point this season. Whether it was done today or in April, it was going to happen. After the Jets' embarrassing home-ice loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Kevin Cheveldayoff pulled the trigger.
It's a desperation move at this point. It's not one that will save an already lost season. It is a move that had to happen nonetheless.
The full blame is not placed on the coach in this case, though. The Jets just needed to make a change and used the coach as a scapegoat. That's the easy way out.
If Noel was a problem, he was one of many that still exist. And I do believe Noel was a problem...just one of many.
Maurice, much like Noel, is considered a “good guy.&rd ...
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