Deboer fired

[Puck_Pun]

https://www.nhl.com/news/peter-deboer-fired-as-golden-knights-coach-after-three-seasons/c-334122082

 

Peter DeBoer was fired as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.

 

The Golden Knights (43-31-8) finished three points behind the Nashville Predators for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. They failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time since joining the NHL as an expansion team in 2017-18.

 

Vegas was 98-50-12 in three seasons under DeBoer, who was hired to replace Gerard Gallant on Jan. 15, 2020.

 

"We would like to thank Pete DeBoer for his commitment to the Vegas Golden Knights over the past three seasons," Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. "Since joining the organization, Pete and his staff have guided us through some of the most unique and challenging circumstances we've witnessed since our franchise entered the NHL. After lengthy discussions over the last two weeks, we believe that a new coach will put us in the best position to succeed next season."

 

DeBoer is the fourth coach to be fired since the regular season ended, following Jeff Blashill by the Detroit Red Wings (April 30), Mike Yeo by the Philadelphia Flyers (May 3) and Barry Trotz by the New York Islanders (May 9); the Islanders hired Lane Lambert as coach Monday. The Winnipeg Jets announced May 2 they would have a coaching search and Dave Lowry, who replaced Paul Maurice as coach Dec. 17, could be interviewed for the job. The Chicago Blackhawks are conducting a search that includes Derek King, who replaced Jeremy Colliton as coach Nov. 6.

 

The Golden Knights advanced to the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season before losing to the Washington Capitals in five games and have not been able to get back to that level since then.

 

With DeBoer as coach, Vegas was 22-17 in the playoffs, reaching the 2020 Western Conference Final before losing in five games to the Dallas Stars and the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals, where they were upset by the Montreal Canadiens in six games. The Golden Knights' four-season playoff streak was derailed by injuries and inconsistency this season with forwards Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty, defenseman Alec Martinez and goalie Robin Lehner among the players to miss extended stretches.

 

DeBoer is 513-379-123 in 14 NHL seasons with the Golden Knights, San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers. He coached his 1,000th NHL regular-season game March 24 against the Predators and is 27th in NHL history with 1,015 regular-season games.

 

DeBoer is 68-55 in the playoffs, including qualifying in six straight seasons before missing this season. He coached New Jersey to the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, when it lost in six games to the Los Angeles Kings, and coached San Jose to the 2016 Final, when the Sharks lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.

[Rat Trick]

Trotz is waiting for his phone to ring at this very moment from Vegas.

 

I also think DeBoer will have another head coaching job before next season. 

[Brewin Flames]

If they had just been able to close out a few more games, one to be exact, they would have made it...some question coaching decisions near the end might have sealed it, but this was also a team squashed by injuries.

[Tomdog]

Vegas started out as the poster child of how to start a franchise and has mucked it up worse every year along the way. 
Trying to bring in the “big name” guys to get them over the top. Firing an awesome coach as a scapegoat. Bringing in even bigger “ big name “. Now firing another good coach. 
I can’t think why anyone would want to go there. 

[Puck_Pun]

6 hours ago, Tomdog said:

I can’t think why anyone would want to go there. 

 

Surely the millions of dollars would be an incentive