Boston Bruins Relieve Bruce Cassidy of Coaching Duties

After a first round exit, their first since 2016-17 (Cassidy was interim head coach), the Boston Bruins have relieved Bruce Cassidy of his coaching duties.

The Bruins GM Don Sweeney refrained from divulging the rationale behind the move, only offering praise to Cassidy during his tenure as Bruins' head coach. That is praise well deserved, the Bruins went to the Conference Final in Cassidy's first full season & lost in the second round in consecutive seasons before losing in 7 to the Carolina Hurricanes in this year's first round. Cassidy sported a 245-108-46 record as Boston's bench boss, while the Bruins produced some of the NHL's best defensive results.

Cassidy likely won't be out of work very long, however there is a bit of a jam at the head coaching position. There are now six teams without a head coach, and the way things are unfolding there could be one or two more by the end of the week. So there is a serious demand for head coaches, but there are also a lot of top-tier options such as Barry Trotz, John Tortorella, Travis Green, Rick Tocchet, Jim Montgomery, among others. The NHL's head coaching free agent market is another layer of what ought to be an exciting summer.

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