INFOGRAPHIC: Do mid-season coaching changes help the Leafs?
Posted January 7, 2015 5:10 pm.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs fired Randy Carlyle on Monday over the team’s recent struggles. But this isn’t the first time the team has changed head coaches during the season.
We look at their record going as far back as 1958-59. Do the management changes help? You be the judge.
Nov. 28, 1958: team fires Billy Reay
Record before firing: 5-12-3
Team record after firing: after: 22-20-8
Season result: 4th in NHL standings, lost in Stanley Cup final
March 1980: team replaces Floyd Smith after his car accident
Record before: 30-33-5
Team record: 5-7-0
Season result: 4th in Adams Division, lost in preliminary round
Jan. 10, 1981: Team fires Joe Crozier
Record before firing: 13-22-5
Team record after firing: 15-15-10
Season result: 5th in Adams Division, lost in preliminary round
Dec. 17, 1988: team fires John Brophy
Record before firing: 11-20-2
Team record after firing: 17-26-4
Season result: 5th in NHL Norris Division, missed playoffs
Oct. 26, 1990: team fires Doug Carpenter
Record before firing: 1-9-1
Team record after firing: 22-37-10
Season result: 5th in NHL Norris Division, missed playoffs
March 3, 1996: team fires Pat Burns
Record before firing: 25-30-10
Team record after firing: 9-6-2
Season result: 3rd in Central Division, Lost in Conference Quarter-Finals
March 2, 2012: team fires Ron Wilson
Record before firing: 29-28-7
Team record after firing: 6-9-3
Season result: missed playoffs
Data compiled from HockeyReference.com
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