NHL Coaches on the Hot Seat: Everyone Still Has a Job

The Christmas roster freeze comes next week. The number of coaches fired for the 2022-23 season remains at zero.

Dallas Eakins is the coach of the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks beat Montreal on Thursday night.

Anaheim is 8-20-3 and has a -57 goal differential. The team's metrics are still the worst in the NHL. Dallas Eakins is still employed by Pat Verbeek.

D.J. Smith is the Ottawa Senators' coach. The team is on a 7-2-1 run. Ottawa's management seems certain to keep Smith as their coach until 2023.

Calgary has lost four straight games and is two games over .500. The fact that Sutter is still in charge is significant.

Bruce Boudreau is the coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver is now back to .500.

Vancouver is losing games, but still finding ways to win. Jim Rutherford needs to make some moves, one of them Bruce Boudreau.

Dean Evason is on a run of wins for the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson has won five straight games and allowed just seven goals in that time.

Brad Larsen is the coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The team is struggling to make the playoffs.

Ice time allotment for NHL coaches is awful. Jarmo Kekalainen is considering firing Larsen.

St. Louis is struggling to reach the playoffs. Craig Berube needs to be scrutinized more. Doug Armstrong will not hesitate to move players.

Stanley Cup winner might be fired soon.

John Hynes is under fire again. Nashville Predators have lost five straight games and are still sitting around .500. Eeli Tolvanen was placed on waivers.