Examining Guy Boucher's Decision to Spurn Columbus for Tampa Bay

by Bruce Ciskie

Filed under: Blue Jackets, Lightning, Eastern, Western, NHL Coaching, Minor League Hockey

Monday, AHL coach Guy Boucher turned down an offer from the Columbus Blue Jackets to become their next head coach. While Scott Arniel moved into that job, speculation was rampant about why Boucher turned down the gig.

By Monday night, we all knew.

Reports have Boucher becoming the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, marking the first major hire of Steve Yzerman's tenure as Lightning general manager.

It seems that Boucher simply picked the Lightning over Columbus. Is he going to regret that decision?

 

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