Is it Still April Fool's?
Scarlett Ice —
... I saw this on the ticker while watching The Score and had to check the date to make sure it wasn't still the first. It seems like the 2nd place, 102 points New Jersey Devils have fired head coach Claude Julien.
He's Gone And Done It Again!
Bleatings From a Caps Nut —
... The NHL's resident "genius" that is.
Wha?
Five Hole Fanatics —
... Either this is a late April Fools joke or one of the most baffling coach firings of all time.
NHL offers new support hotline
Battle of California —
... New York (AP) - Have you been unjustly fired from your job? Have you done everything asked or expected of you, and without warning been given the ol' pink slip? Have you found yourself suddenly replaced by an underling or even replaced by your boss himself, as if you were not even a necessary contributor in a corporate system? Sometimes life throws you a tough break like that; it can be demeaning and discouraging, and often there is nowhere to direct your resulting anger: " Why? What did I do wrong? Am I just not good enough? " The NHL, ever sympathetic to its money-spending fans, has decided to respond with its new Canned! Hotline. For a small fee, you can listen to real people who can tell even worse stories about workplace injustice. People who excelled in their position but found themselves suddenly exiled . People who were fired after only
Paying The Devil His Due
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguin Site Managed By A Bunch Of Jokes That Can Barely Run Their Own Lives —
Lou Lives!
PuckUpdate :: The Hockey Blog —
Devils Desperate Play For A Playoff Run
The Puck Stops Here —
... ). Time will tell where it leaves the Devils. I bet they don't win the cup. I bet they do win a playoff round or two. I would have made the same prediction had Claude Julien been their coach for the playoffs. Here is the TSN story on the Julien firing.

