Development: Insider Reveals The True Reason Rick Tocchet Didn't Sign With The Boston Bruins And It's Shocking
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New insight revealed why head coach candidate, Rick Tocchet, did not sign with the Boston Bruins organization and it's shocking.
Prior to the Philadelphia Flyers acquiring Rick Tocchet as the organization's newest head coach, the Boston Bruins were taking a hard run at the NHL's top coaching free agent.
The Bruins expressed a massive amount of interest in Tocchet, but somehow, the team struck out on him, and a new announcement revealed this head coach heavily avoided Boston as his new destination within the National Hockey League.
According to sources with RG, Rick Tocchet avoided joining the Bruins due to some uncertainties within their front office.
Head coach Rick Tocchet avoided joining the Boston Bruins organization due to uncertainties within the team's front office
RG revealed that majority of his concerns stemmed from the Bruins general manager, Don Sweeney, as he is entering his final year of his contract, concluding in his future in Boston not being guaranteed.
It isn't unusual for a new general manager to take over a team and implement their own coaching hire to the equation.
«His concern with Boston was that the GM maybe has 1-2 years left,» a source said to RG.
Tocchet avoiding the organization wasn't due to just the fact Sweeney's contract status gave him pause, it was also the fact that the Boston Bruins' GM has a reputation for firing coaches early within their tenures.
This is an extremely understandable reasoning as Sweeney has fired three coaches during his time with the Bruins, including two coaches in the last three years.
With Don Sweeney having a decade under his belt in Boston, he has fired Claude Julien, Bruce Cassidy, and Jim Montgomery.
«He was concerned for two reasons,» a different source said to RG. «Sweeney's status and Sweeney's track record with his head coaches.»
At the moment there is a lot of uncertainty within the Boston Bruins organization, Sweeney could be on his way out soon, whether it is his own firing or his contract running its course.
That is not a stable situation for a new coach to enter, including one of Tocchet's pedigree.
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