@KevinMcCurdy@Pete___Hughes Maybe my recollection is incorrect, but didn't Macklin Celebrini and Mark Scheifele have an opportunity to regroup and get fresh legs on the ice?
I fault THEM more than anything else
@RayDuryea@spittinchiclets@BrynMightyMouth Coaches CAN negotiate out/termination clauses. Std coach contracts include non-competes, but nothing in bylaws bans custom provisions like "if relieved of duties, coach can terminate & pursue jobs" or negotiating it out.
Your "against the rules" is wrongβcontracts are negotiated