3 Head Coaches On Hot Seats As Changes Continue Across NHL

Getting fired with less than 10 games left in the NHL season is a trend nobody saw coming this season.

Bruce Cassidy was let go in Vegas, and now Patrick Roy was fired on Long Island on Sunday, as GM's around the league aren't wasting any time making changes if things don't feel they way they should. Both teams were in playoff positions and needed a new voice heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Looking around the league, there's a few coaches who could be next to be let go from their teams. This includes Sheldon Keefe of the New Jersey Devils, Craig Berube of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Kris Knoblauch of the Edmonton Oilers.

Keefe and Berube are the most likely to be let go first, as the Oilers are likely to see how things play out in the playoffs before deciding on Knoblauch's future. As for Keefe, the Devils haven't been able to take the next step despite GM Tom Fitzgerald being as aggressive as ever trying to make changes. Keefe has led the Devils to a 39-34-3 record this season and New Jersey won't be making the playoffs. Keefe hasn't had the type of impact Fitzgerald was hoping for on his young skilled core, and don't be surprised to see a change coming behind New Jersey's bench.

In Toronto, Berube was hired by Brad Treliving, who was recently fired by the team, so now, the Leafs' head coach is kind of a sitting duck. The Leafs have started to hire a firm to help recruit their next GM and/or President of Hockey Operations, which could mean a new voice is coming behind the bench. Don't be surprised to see Berube let go so the new GM can try and win now before Auston Matthews and William Nylander ask out.

Cassidy fired, Roy fired, who's next?