After weeks of speculation, the struggling Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau.
The Canucks announced the move on Sunday, saying in a release that the 68-year-old veteran NHL coach has been replaced by Rick Tocchet, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Arizona Coyotes.
The changes comes after the Edmonton Oilers handed Vancouver a 4-2 defeat Saturday, marking the Canucks' third loss in a row and their ninth in the last 10 games. Canucks defenceman Luke Schenn said players continued to compete for Boudreau despite an abundance of outside noise and a disappointing string of results.
The Canucks lost their first seven games of the season and made history by becoming the first NHL team to lose its first four outings while giving up multi-point leads in each.
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