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There’s another team on the coaching market and potentially another name on the Bruins candidate list.
The Rangers fired Peter Laviolette on Saturday, one year after leading New York to the Presidents’ Trophy. It’s a move that impacts Boston’s coaching staff in two ways.
For starters, half of the Original 6 — Boston, New York and Chicago — in addition to Philadelphia and Anaheim, all have openings now. So the Bruins could have competition for some of their candidates.
The Rangers were Laviolette’s sixth coaching job. After going 55-23-4 in 2023-24, his first in New York, the Rangers were 39-36-7 this year and missed the playoffs. There was turmoil throughout the organization, starting with general manager Chris Drury, who made roster moves that were unpopular among the players.
Most of the Rangers’ high-profile skaters regressed considerably from their 2023-24 numbers and several players complained about their roles.
Interested teams will have to determine how much they believe Laviolette is either responsible for or contributed to those issues. He was the third coach the Rangers fired since Drury was hired in 2021.
Laviolette led Carolina to the 2006 Stanley Cup and took Philadelphia and Nashville to the Finals.
Laviolette has several ties to the Bruins. In addition to being from Franklin and a Westfield State alum, he completed his playing career with three seasons on the Providence Bruins. He was the head coach of the P-Bruins for two years and spent one as an assistant in Boston (2000-01) under Mike Keenan.
The Bruins fired Jim Montgomery in November and named Joe Sacco as the interim coach for the remainder of the season. Boston officials have said Sacco will be a candidate in a more extensive coaching search this offseason.
Laviolette could be one of several Stanley Cup-winning coaches looking for work. The list includes John Tortorella, Darryl Sutter, Claude Julien and Joel Quenneville.
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The Rangers fired Peter Laviolette on Saturday, one year after leading New York to the Presidents’ Trophy. It’s a move that impacts Boston’s coaching staff in two ways.
For starters, half of the Original 6 — Boston, New York and Chicago — in addition to Philadelphia and Anaheim, all have openings now. So the Bruins could have competition for some of their candidates.
The Rangers were Laviolette’s sixth coaching job. After going 55-23-4 in 2023-24, his first in New York, the Rangers were 39-36-7 this year and missed the playoffs. There was turmoil throughout the organization, starting with general manager Chris Drury, who made roster moves that were unpopular among the players.
Most of the Rangers’ high-profile skaters regressed considerably from their 2023-24 numbers and several players complained about their roles.
Interested teams will have to determine how much they believe Laviolette is either responsible for or contributed to those issues. He was the third coach the Rangers fired since Drury was hired in 2021.
Laviolette led Carolina to the 2006 Stanley Cup and took Philadelphia and Nashville to the Finals.
Laviolette has several ties to the Bruins. In addition to being from Franklin and a Westfield State alum, he completed his playing career with three seasons on the Providence Bruins. He was the head coach of the P-Bruins for two years and spent one as an assistant in Boston (2000-01) under Mike Keenan.
The Bruins fired Jim Montgomery in November and named Joe Sacco as the interim coach for the remainder of the season. Boston officials have said Sacco will be a candidate in a more extensive coaching search this offseason.
Laviolette could be one of several Stanley Cup-winning coaches looking for work. The list includes John Tortorella, Darryl Sutter, Claude Julien and Joel Quenneville.
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