The Montreal Canadiens fired assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth and Randy Ladouceur on Wednesday, a day after hiring Michel Therrien as head coach. Cunneyworth finished the season as Montreal’s interim head coach after the team fired Jacques Martin in December. The Canadiens went on to finish last in the Eastern Conference, missing the playoffs for the first time [...]

CSNWashington’s Chuck Gormley, suggests a short list of candidates to replace Dale Hunter as the Washington Capitals head coach. The list includes Ron Wilson, Paul Maurice, Flyers assistant Craig Berube, Devils assistant Adam Oates, Marc French of the AHL Hershey Bears, and John Hynes of the Penguins’ farm team. The Washington Post suggests Michel Therrien, Marc Crawford, Mike Keenan, [...]

ESPN.com’s Pierre LeBrun confirms the Montreal Canadiens have relieved Pierre Gauthier of his duties. Canadiens President Geoff Molson will hold a press conference at 11:45 a.m. to discuss the move. Gauthier had held his current position since February 8, 2010, when he replaced Bob Gainey. The Canadiens finished eighth in the Eastern Conference that season. Last season, [...]

Quick hits from around the league: Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston  Globe tweeted to Expect Tuukka Rask update late afternoon. Not surprised if he’s played last game of year. After he was hit with a shot, x-rays on Zach Parise‘s left hand revealed no broken bones. According to Rich Chere of the Star-Ledger, the Devils’ captain should be good to [...]

Patrick Roy is currently serving as the QMJHL Quebec Remparts’ head coach. On Saturday, Montreal fired Jacques Martin and gave Randy Cunneyworth the job on an interim basis. Cunneyworth is expected to finish the season with the Canadiens, but Montreal will probably look into different options over the offseason. Roy might seem like an awkward choice [...]