What was the line from Goodfellas? "See, your murderers come with smiles...And they always seem to come at a time that you're at your weakest and most in need of their help."Or, as Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Michel Therrien put it: "I never saw it coming."
I'll bet. Last June he was two wins away from a Stanley Cup. Eight months later, he's unemployed.
After Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Maple Leafs, Therrien had this to say: "It’s up to the players...There’s a price to pay to win games on the road and right now we’re having a hard time staying focused and executing.”
The price ended up being his own execution as head coach. For a team struggling to make the playoffs it was the same old-same old: somebody had to go under the bus, and it wasn't going to be a high priced player.
Sports is as unforgiving as it gets, and job security is zero. We'll see if the Penguins take anything away from this, though they lost their first game without Therrien on Monday.
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