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Pink Slip Index: Will John MacLean Be First Under the Axe?

NHL teams change coaches about as often as a college kid changes jeans -- about every week or two. Throughout the NHL season, Kevin Schultz will be taking a look at the coaches who are most likely to be next up on the chopping block. Consider this fair warning. We're a week away from making it through October without any...

Panthers Prepare Fans for Fire Sale

After a brief flirtation with playoff contention, the Florida Panthers have fallen into the abyss of the NHL's Eastern Conference. They've gotten good goaltending from Tomas Vokoun all season, but have struggled to put the puck in the net, and they've had major issues holding third-period leads all year. As the NHL's...

Mike Green Suspended Three Games for Brutal Elbow

UPDATE: The NHL has suspended Mike Green three games for his elbow on Michael Frolik.The NHL's struggles in dealing with an increasing number of hits to the head can be shown in two ways. First off, the league can't figure out how to legislate the problem. Secondly, they can't figure out how to suspend offenders and send a...

Pink Slip Index: Who's Going to Pull a Pittsburgh?

In the NHL, coach firings are as common as parking tickets in New York City. Throughout the NHL season I'll be taking a bi-weekly look at five coaches who are the most likely to get fired. Be advised your local coach may be axed at any moment. Consider this fair warning. Last February, the Pittsburgh Penguins fired coach...

Pink Slip Index: Murray Out, Who's Next?

Saturday, the St. Louis Blues fired their head coach Andy Murray which, much like a weird version of the bat signal, has summoned me from the depths of the Internet for another emergency edition of the Pink Slip Index. Last time this happened, the Flyers' firing of John Stevens caught me a bit off guard. But not this time,...

Peter DeBoer News From the Web

05/31/12 Determined Devils have to be better in Game 2 Source: Bennington Banner - Bennington VT The New Jersey Devils are in danger of becoming the latest team to be steamrolled by the Los Angeles Kings.
05/31/12 Devils look to execute better in game two Source: Red Deer Advocate - Red Deer - AB - Canada The New Jersey Devils played poorly and almost won.
05/31/12 Another slow start for Kovalchuk Source: Toronto Sun - Toronto ON - Canada Ilya Kovalchuk, of the New Jersey Devils, looks on during Game 1 of the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup final against the Los Angeles Kings.
05/31/12 DeBoer: 'We have to be better' Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA Devils coach Peter DeBoer listened to what his players told the media following the team's 2-1 overtime loss in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night -- and he was pleased with what he heard.
05/31/12 Former Florida Panthers cast-offs making mark in New... Source: Jackson County Floridan - Marianna FL When Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon began his major overhaul of the roster last summer, he preceded that tumultuous free agency period by firing head coach Peter DeBoer after a respectable three seasons behind the Florida bench.

Background on Peter DeBoer

Peter DeBoer (born June 13, 1968 in Dunnville, Ontario) is the head coach of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and current part-owner of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

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