The Vancouver Canucks and Bruce Boudreau, their current head coach, have not had the greatest of starts to the new season.
The Canucks are currently in second-to-last place in the Pacific Division and are ranked 29th out of 32 teams in the NHL standings, slightly behind the Anaheim Ducks, after 16 games with a record of 4-9-3.
The Canucks will fire Boudreau, according to Friedman; at this point, the only question is when Rutherford, the team's general manager, will really act.
In addition, according to Friedman, the Canucks may already have a coach in mind; it is only a matter of "when," not "if," they will fire current head coach Bruce Boudreau, and possibly add this former Philadelphia Flyers into their coaching staff.