NHL Next Coach Fired Odds: Who Will Be Next?
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The NHL coaching carousel has started spinning faster, with two teams making moves since March 30. NHL betting will heat up, not only when the playoffs start April 18 but with talk about which teams will move on from their coaches.
In the wake of recent moves, Bookies.com has updated our NHL next coach fired odds to see where the seats are hottest.
Next NHL Coach Fired Odds
With the 2025-26 season winding down, several coaches are feeling the heat. Who gets let go first?
With Toronto already making major front-office changes and sky-high expectations unmet, Berube sits in the classic "win now or else" spot. The Leafs have been eliminated from playoff contention.
New Jersey has been in evaluation mode after turbulence around the organization, and Keefe is the easiest pressure point if they want a reset. The Devils have been eliminated from playoff contention.
Vancouver's season has been rough and if ownership wants a statement move heading into the offseason, Foote is the obvious lever to pull. The Canucks will finish 2025-26 as the worst team in the NHL.
Calgary has been stuck at the bottom and if the Flames decide they need a bigger philosophical shift, Huska could be the fall guy.
Winnipeg's expectations are high and any stumble into the offseason, especially a disappointing finish, keeps Arniel in the conversation.
Covers any surprise firing outside the eight named candidates. Coaching changes can come out of nowhere — a front-office shakeup, a late-season collapse, or a new GM wanting his own guy can shift the board overnight.
Brunette has been a long-running hot-seat name, but the recent pressure has cooled compared to the teams above him.
The Blues are still trying to find traction and if the offseason starts with a mandate to change direction, Montgomery could be impacted.
Green remains a longshot because Ottawa has shown more patience, but a late collapse or new leadership could change the tone quickly.
NHL Coaching Updates
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On March 29, the Vegas Golden Knights fired head coach Bruce Cassidy, who led the franchise to its first Stanley Cup title in 2023. He was 32-26-16 this season when general manager Kelly McCrimmon made the change. Under interim coach John Tortorella, Vegas (36-26-16) has won four in a row and went into Wednesday tied with Edmonton for first place in a weak Pacific Division at 88 points.
On April 5, the New York Islanders ousted Patrick Roy and tried to save their flagging playoff hopes by bringing in veteran coach Peter DeBoer. New York (42-31-5, 89 points) is three points out of the last wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with four games remaining. At Caesars Sportsbook, the Isles have +400 odds to make the playoffs and -550 odds to miss.
NHL Next Coach Fired Top Candidate
The new leader on our board is out of the playoffs and might soon be out of a job.
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube is concluding his second season in charge, but the franchise has gone backward. The Leafs had made the playoffs for nine consecutive seasons, the longest streak in the league. But that has ended and GM Brad Treveling has already been fired.
The Leafs (32-21-14) are limping toward the finish line and it’s likely that Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment will clean house in a week or so. We give Berube a 28.6% implied probability of being the next NHL head coach fired, which would translate to +250 odds with online sports betting operators if this prop were offered.
Other Coaches In Trouble
The Leafs fired Sheldon Keefe after the 2023-24 season so that they could hire Berube. Now Keefe, in his second season coaching the New Jersey Devils, is also in trouble. The Devils were eliminated from playoff contention with Tuesday’s 5-1 home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
"It's difficult, it's embarrassing, I don't like it," Keefe said, according to NHL.com. "I've coached for 20 years, this is the first time I won't be participating in the playoffs at any level.”
That was the first game for New Jersey after the organization fired GM Tom Fitzgerald after 11 seasons (see a pattern here?) and Keefe could be next. Similar to Toronto, the Devils are likely to start anew when the season ends. We say Keefe has +300 odds to be the next coach axed.
Elsewhere, it’s debatable how much Adam Foote (+550) is responsible for how poor the Vancouver Canucks have been, considering the team’s recent moves, including the midseason trade of defenseman Quinn Hughes. But the Canucks (22-47-8) are the worst team in the NHL by some distance, so Foote might be sacrificed in the name of steering the franchise in a different direction.
All fans in Western Canada can look forward to now is the NHL draft this summer. DraftKings Sportsbook has one draft prop on its board and will have more as the event approaches.
Who Might Have Saved Their Jobs?
The Nashville Predators have surged into a playoff position after an awful start, so Nashville’s Andrew Brunette has sunk way down our list of potential unemployment candidates. Last time out, he was our favorite at +250. But Nashville has gone 8-3-1 since March 17 and entered Wednesday as the second wild card in the Western Conference.
Ottawa’s Travis Green had his Senators in the final East playoff spot after Tuesday’s games and the team is heading in a promising direction.
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