by Alan AdamsFiled under: Maple Leafs, NHL Coaching
Coaches are hired to be fired. If you don't believe that ask any of the NHL's current bench bosses about job security.
Ron Wilson is heading into his third season as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and he has this season and next left on a four-year, $5.6-million deal he signed in June 2008.
His job is safe for now but that could change in a heartbeat.
As is usually the case for September in Toronto, expectations are sky-high for the new season. If the Maple Leafs stumble out of the gate for a second straight year, the vultures will surely be circling on the beleaguered head coach.
The Buds have mustered only 64 victories in two seasons under Wilson's guidance. Granted, he wasn't given much to work with, but the team took a step backward last season when they finished 29th overall.
What could be used as a further indictment of the Leafs' futility with Wilson calling the shots is the state of Toronto's power-play and penalty-killing units, which were worst in the league last year.
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