Last night, Bruce Boudreau may have coached his last game in the NHL.
While management is certain they are making the right decision moving on from the 68-year-old, fans and players alike still love Bruce.
In a throwback to the early days of Boudreau, where fans chanted Bruce, there it is!, fans repeated those same chants - albeit with a much sadder reality at play.
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Despite the cheery tone, it is a very difficult watch. The fans love Boudreau, and management doesn't seem to care.
Watching Bruce get a little teary-eyed was the icing on the cupcake of this unbridled disaster in Vancouver.
It didn't end there, however.
In post-game interviews, Boudreau's players shared their admiration for the man who brought them from a bottom-feeding team to only a few points out of the playoff-picture last season.
The teams' young star, Elias Pettersson shared this:
The city loves him. I know I like him
He equally shared that Boudreau had been good for his personal development.
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Tyler Myers shared that his team had fumbled under the pressure last night due to the mess surrounding their head coach:
The mindset and mood got to us tonight. The most noise I've experienced in my career.
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Finally, in Boudreau's own post-game interview, he couldn't help but play in to the unfortunate humour of the situation.
See yous tomorrow I hope.
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No matter where the future leads for Boudreau, he will always be remembered as a smiley face, and as one hell of a head coach.
Source: Markerzone
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