The Sharks announced that they have relieved head coach Bob Boughner of his duties, along with assistant coaches John Madden, John MacLean, and Dan Darrow.
This was a move that needed to be done to better this team going forward, as Boughner went 67-85-23 in the past three seasons as head coach, resulting in the Sharks missing the playoffs each of the past three seasons. What would've been better is if this move was done sooner when there were more options available in the NHL coaching carousel this offseason, but it was better late than never. San Jose has yet to find replacements for these members of the coaching staff.
This also comes at a time in the offseason when the Sharks are close to finding their next general manager, who will eventually find replacements for Bob Boughner and the three assistant coaches who were just let go.
Overall, I'm happy with this decision. Boughner wasn't a very good coach, and there would be be several instances over the past three seasons where he would mismanage players and other aspects of the team, setting them up to lose more often than not.
The Sharks currently have vacancies at both the head coach and general manager positions, and there is still a ton of work to do to restructure this team if they want to improve and get back to being a playoff contender.
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