Certainly, the pitiful penalty kill of the Detroit Red Wings was playing a role in Thursday’s dismissal of associate coach Bob Boughner. He was in charge of the NHL’s second-worst PK unit and ...

the Red Wings have fired head coach Derek Lalonde and associate coach Bob Boughner from their duties. In their place, the Red Wings have hired a veteran of the NHL coaching world in Todd McLellan.

On Boxing Day, he relieved Derek Lalonde and Bob Boughner of their head coaching ... "Todd, he's a great coach," Nugent-Hopkins said. "We all liked him as a coach and as a guy." ...