The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired embattled head coach Ron Wilson after the fan base was chanting for it in their most recent loss. Randy Carlyle will take over as head coach.
Randy Carlyle Named Maple Leafs Head Coach After Ron Wilson’s Firing
Wilson was fired just months after GM Brian Burke gave him a one-year contract extension, but after fans chanted “FI-RE WIL-SON!” at the Leafs last home game, Burke bowed to pressure and canned the NHL’s fourth all-time leader in games coached with 1,401.
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Bruce Arthur, the brilliant columnist from Canada’s National Post, said there were thunderous chants of “Fire Wilson” at Wednesday night’s game, the Leafs’ ninth loss in their last 11, so this move clearly will be welcomed by Leafs fans. Whether it will turn the season around remains to be seen; they’re five points behind Winnipeg for the eighth spot in the conference.
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Read Article >Ron Wilson, Brian Burke Unfazed By Toronto Maple Leafs Faithful
ST PAUL, MN - JUNE 25: General manager Brian Burke of the Toronto Maple Leafs answers questions after day two of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft at Xcel Energy Center on June 25, 2011 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Getty ImagesCalling it the “toughest market” to play in, Burke made it clear he wasn’t about to blow up the team he “worked so hard” to build. If the Leafs were to make a return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it would be with the team Burke had already put together, not with a bunch of fancy moves at the deadline.
Burke even talked about imposing his own trade deadline, days ahead of the actual one, similar to the roster freeze he has in place before Christmas.
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