“Getting Fired as a Professional Sports Coach Really Is the Best Gig in the World.”: Candid Fans Reminded of Millions of Dollars Thinking of Suspended Coach

Published 02/11/2023, 5:00 PM EST

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The NHL community has gone bonkers after the Vancouver Canucks announced their bizarre decision. Just a few days ago, the team officials declared that they have fired their main coach, Bruce Boudreau. Eventually, they took the random decision of sacking him. The decision raised agitation among the hockey fans, and they perceived it to be something very harsh. The spectators even winded up the fact of the amount of money he owed from the authority. To share their discontent, the fans took to the comment section on a recent post talking about his comeback.

Recently, the news of replacing Boudreau with present coach Rick Tocchet shocked the sports community. They commented their heart out on the post.

Hockey fans shared heartfelt reactions to recent news of Bruce Boudreau

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It’s been three weeks since the Canucks fired their head coach. And now the veteran hockey instructor is going to work as a TV analyst on NHL Network. As a post on Reddit says, “Former Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau will rejoin NHL Network as a studio analyst appearing across its programming.” Those who supported him throughout were waiting for something like this. Appreciating Boudreau’s future endeavors, fans wrote

“He is a really great analyst and I love him in that role so good for him. The NHLN crew seem to enjoy him as well. Loved when his favourite wrestler met him at the draft and he was just start struck.”

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“Getting fired as a professional sports coach really is the best gig in the world. Isn’t he still owed $2M from Aquilini on his contract?”

“Go and get that cheddar Bruce!”

“Please give him a Bruce There It Is segment with KO’s theme playing in the background a la You Got Moss’d.

“Was hoping for tnt but this is cool too”

On the other side, he is very happy to be back again after his service from August 2020 to December 2021. “I am so happy to be back at NHL Network because the people I got to know are incredible, not only nice, but people who know hockey through and through. I’ve always been part of a team my whole life and this was one of the best that I’ve ever been on, so it was an easy decision for me when they asked if I wanted to come back.”, he stated to the NHL Network.

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Some fans, though, went wild and criticized the team for making a stern decision. As one Twitter user commented, “TNT wasted this opportunity to replace Tocchet with Bruce“. The sacking of their favorite Barbeque Bruce indeed made fans deny the authority, “Get him on TNT to take Tocchet’s job! NHL Network has great talent but I’m not paying an extra $25/month to watch it.” Being supportive to the veteran, one fan penned, “One door closes another one opens. Good hire by NHL Network, now ship woke blowhard EJ Hradek to the war front in Ukraine.” “We need an old old old white voice – great news. Thank god he still has the ability to get a job.“. another fan wrote appreciating his abilities.

“You Deserved So Much Better”: NHL Community Makes a Saddening Appeal Following Legendary Coach Bruce Boudreau’s Firing

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Clearly, this year is not very favorable for the Canucks. The sudden decision definitely affected their fanbase. In fact, the change in instructors resulted in major setbacks. Hopefully, fans will soon be able to chant “Bruce there it is!”

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Soumili Chatterjee

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Soumili Chatterjee is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She secured her bachelor’s and master's degree in English literature from the University of Calcutta. After being a technical and blog writer for nearly three years, it was her ardent love for sports that steered her career toward the sports industry.
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Debmallya Chakraborty