On Jan. 6, the Toronto Maple Leafs made Randy Carlyle the fourth NHL coach to receive his walking papers during the 2014-15 season. After 40 games, his record was 21-16-3.
Carlyle followed in the footsteps of Dallas Eakins of Edmonton (31 games, 7-19-5), Peter DeBoer of the New Jersey Devils (36 games, 12-17-7) and Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators (27 games, 11-11-5).
Last season, four coaches also stepped down during the regular season: Peter Laviolette of the Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Rolston of the Buffalo Sabres, Kevin Dineen of the Florida Panthers and Claude Noel of the Winnipeg Jets. Kirk Muller, Dan Bylsma, John Tortorella, Barry Trotz, Adam Oates and Dineen's replacement, Peter Horachek, joined them on the unemployment line at the end of the year.
Will we see more changes behind benches around the league before playoff time? If so, who's next?
Here's a status update on the coaches whose futures currently look least secure.
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