Yesterday, after the Ducks' 4-1 win to the Montreal Canadiens, head coach Randy Carlyle and the Ducks coaching staff was fired, shocking Carlyle and allowing Boudreau to move in as the new Ducks' coach.
This will be the first coaching move for the Ducks since the lockout. Randy Carlyle has been their only coach since then, and GM Bob Murray felt it was necessary to get a new voice into the locker room.
"At this time, we simply felt a new voice was needed. Bruce is a proven winner with a great track record, and we are optimistic we can turn this season around under his leadership."
Boudreau is the only coach in modern NHL history to reach 200 wins faster than any other coach. And his presence is most likely needed since Carlyle seemed to have lost the team after losing to Toronto Sunday night and even though they won Wednesday night, it was not enough for him to keep his job, so Boudreau takes over.
It wasn't a great move by Bob Murray, but it was necessary. This team had lost 13 of 14 games going into Wednesday night, and it seemed clear that this shift would happen. I know Carlyle was blindsided by this and I know this hurts, but you can't go down this road and hope that it gets turn around and you stay on the job. You're going to be axed.
I respect Carlyle and I hope he gets another job somewhere, but Boudreau is proven to be a great coach. I know he didn't do well with the Capitals so far this season and it has Alex Ovechkin in the worst slump of his career, but Boudreau is effective and he will get this team turned around, but it all starts with getting his top line of Perry, Ryan, and Getzlaf going and getting that power-play unit working, because it really hasn't done well this season.
Carlyle is the fourth NHL coach to be axed this season. and the third this week. Davis Payne was fired by the Blues on Nov. 6, and Paul Maurice was dismissed Monday by the Carolina Hurricanes.
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