Ranking the Best Available Replacement Options for NHL Head Coaches in 2014-15

November 24th, 2014 by Jonathan Willis Leave a reply »
At some point, NHL teams are going to start firing coaches. It happens every year, and with the salary cap making midseason trades difficult, it's often one of the few options at the disposal of teams looking to improve their results.

The question is always whether it makes sense to go with an internal candidate (an AHL coach or an NHL assistant) or to hire a currently unemployed veteran coach. We've ignored the in-house options here, because there's no knowing which team will make a move first, and instead concentrated on veteran coaches who aren't currently working in that capacity at the NHL level. 

In each case, we've included a brief list of career highlights and then mentioned some current relevant information. We've erred to the side of inclusion for coaches who currently have jobs in Europe; many of them may not have midseason out-clauses, but they're worth a mention anyway. Read on to see who is out there. 

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