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NHL coaching carousel: Tiers of top coaching candidates

This NHL season might have been the greatest example of, "Well, you can't fire the players."

Going back to Sept. 2023, there were 13 coaching changes made in the NHL. Stretch it back to Jan. 2023, and 19 of the league's 32 teams have changed coaches.

After Travis Green signed on with the Ottawa Senators this week, that left four current coaching vacancies in the NHL: The New Jersey Devils, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets. The Leafs joined the list on Thursday when they fired Sheldon Keefe.