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%

Note: Survey of 29 staffers from The Athletic's NHL staff between March 10–12, 2025. Figures are rounded.

Source: The Athletic (NHL Staff Survey)