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What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters

Edmonton Oilers coach Ralph Krueger was on vacation in Switzerland last June when Skype popped up with a contact request. It was from Craig MacTavish, who had become general manager of the Oilers eight weeks earlier. Krueger accepted the request, and then MacTavish told Krueger that he was fired. “I definitely didn’t see it coming,” […]

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What Predicts Whether an NHL Coach Will Be Fired, And Whether It Matters

Edmonton Oilers coach Ralph Krueger was on vacation in Switzerland last June when Skype popped up with a contact request. It was from Craig MacTavish, who had become general manager of the Oilers eight weeks earlier. Krueger accepted the request, and then MacTavish told Krueger that he was fired. “I definitely didn’t see it coming,” […]

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