Just one week after taking over the Carolina Hurricanes' general manager position, Ron Francis made a strong statement about his leadership abilities and organizational vision.
Monday, Francis did more than sweep the porch. The 51-year-old former Hall of Famer fired head coach Kirk Muller after three seasons, axed assistants Dave Lewis and John MacLean and even reassigned goalie coach Greg Stefan.
Monday, Francis renovated the house.
"In fairness to Kirk and his staff, it wasn't your typical first three years as a head coach," he said in a press conference later in the afternoon. "Coming in the first year, then having a lot go on the second year and then an Olympic year the third year."
"But for me, it was important to get a fresh start moving forward."
A fresh start indeed. Only seven days removed from his induction press conference, in which he called the coaching situation "a decision that kind of needs due process," Francis' moves on Monday were unprecedentedly swift.
In the span of a single week—one that Francis called "a pretty rough first w ...
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