The Sharks have yet to confirm and announce this, but reports are indicating that they will hire David Quinn to replace Bob Boughner as their next head coach, signing Quinn to a three-year contract. An official announcement and introductory press conference by the Sharks are expected to be held early next week.
David Quinn was previously and most recently the head coach of the New York Rangers from 2018 to 2021, compiling a record of 96-87-25 in 208 games. Quinn's tenure with the Rangers also coincided with the Rangers' brief rebuild, with the Rangers failing to make it to the official first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs during those years.
Many Sharks fans are upset with this move because of David Quinn's tendency to mismanage younger players and stunt their development when he was coach of the Rangers and the fact that the Sharks spoke with other suitors that seemed like a better fit for the job than Quinn. I'm not a huge fan of this move due to all these things I have heard about, but I have to see how he does as the Sharks' new head coach in his first season before I make any further judgements. For all I know, either David Quinn will learn from his mistakes and become a great head coach, or he will become Bob Boughner 2.0 or worse. Hopefully the former occurs and David Quinn can help lead this Sharks team in the right direction towards becoming a perennial playoff contender again. We will have to cross our fingers and find out this coming season.
Sources: ESPN, San Jose Hockey Now
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