Dan Bylsma fired: Another door open for Pascal Vincent

Last year, in May, Dan Bylsma was hired by the Kraken as head coach.

The club didn’t make the playoffs… and the organization made the decision today to fire Bylsma.

In the end, he spent just one season behind the Kraken’s bench.

Hearing the Seattle Kraken are making a coaching change.

Dan Bylsma will be let go…and a full search will begin.

– Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 21, 2025

The decision is surprising in a way, because it’s rare to see a coach fired after just one season with the organization.

Clearly, there was a desire to change things/send a message to management, and Seattle’s management took the necessary steps to do so.

This news came a little out of the blue…

The Kraken – in 25-26 – will be in his fifth season in the National League.

And looking ahead to next season… there will already be a third different coach to lead the team since its arrival on the Bettman circuit.

That’s a lot. And it reminds me a lot of the Montreal CF…

No joke, the Kraken will have to find a new head coach, and Pascal Vincent’s name is sure to come up in discussions there.

Vincent won the title of best head coach of the season in the American League and will be courted this summer. It remains to be seen whether the Kraken will be among the interested candidates…

The Rocket finished their season ranked 1st overall in the AHL → https://t.co/ORTZlUJjJQ

– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) April 21, 2025

In the last few days, Greg Cronin (Ducks) and Pete Laviolette (Rangers) also lost their jobs.

The Flyers have also fired John Tortorella… and Philadelphia will be looking for a new head coach this summer.

To put it another way, there are a number of vacancies at the moment for Pascal Vincent.

If his goal is to return to the NHL at all costs, he’ll probably be getting calls…

The fit in Seattle – as in Philly – would also make sense because Vincent has proven himself capable of working with youngsters.

Seattle has some great players (Beniers, Wright, Kakko, Berkly Catton)… but they need to find the guy who can take them to the top.

Pascal Vincent has what it takes to be the right man for the job. Now the question is, will he get his chance?

Gossip

– Wow.

Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery on Habs rookie Lane Hutson:

“Lane is on that trajectory as Quinn Hughes. That’s the type of impact he can have on a game, 5v5 & on the powerplay. His lateral mobility, his poise with the puck, his vision, his deception, his patience,… pic.twitter.com/syHoPICsd6

– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) April 21, 2025

– Still.

Most points from a player who didn’t make the playoffs this season:

106 – David Pastrnak
91 – Sidney Crosby
90 – Clayton Keller
89 – Artemi Panarin
82 – Zach Werenski
80 – Lucas Raymond

Which of these guys most deserved a playoff appearance? pic.twitter.com/sIFiPXmpes

– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) April 21, 2025

– Ouain.

HERE WE GO AGAIN

For the 4th straight years, we’ve got Oilers-Kings in the first round … pic.twitter.com/HubuLJWay3

– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 21, 2025

– MLB news:

Will he hit a home run tonight? https://t.co/naQpOLGEMa

– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) April 21, 2025