After firing head coach Bob Boughner earlier today, the Florida Panthers and Joel Quenneville could be much further along than many realized, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported.
https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1114927476797403136
Now, according to ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski, the Panthers have offered Quenneville a multi-year contract that would pay him over $6 million annually after bonuses.
Further terms of the alleged offer have not been reported.
Prior to being fired by the Chicago Blackhawks earlier this season, Quenneville was the longest-tenured coach in the NHL. He has compiled 890 wins throughout his coaching career, the second-most in NHL history, trailing just Scotty Bowman’s 1,244.
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