Who will be the next coach fired?
A bar chart of The Athletic's polling of its NHL staff from March 10–12, 2025 found that Andrew Brunette of the Nashville Predators is the likeliest coach to be fired next.
Andrew Brunette, Nashville Predators
34.5%
Peter Laviolette, New York Rangers
31.0%
Lindy Ruff, Buffalo Sabres
10.3%
Joe Sacco, Boston Bruins
10.3%
Patrick Roy, New York Islanders
3.4%
Greg Cronin, Anaheim Ducks
3.4%
Rick Tocchet, Vancouver Canucks
3.4%
Anders Sorensen, Chicago Blackhawks
3.4%