Who’s the next NHL coach fired? Analysts zero in on Craig Berube

Daily Faceoff's Kyle Morton framed it Monday, then Tyler Yaremchuk and Carter Hutton drove the point home: Craig Berube is the name they see closest to the edge.

That matters because this is no longer recap territory. It's a pressure map, and Toronto sits at the center after a season Daily Faceoff described as ending the Leafs' playoff run for the first time in nearly a decade.

The post that lit the fuse is here:

The bigger takeaway is that this debate moved from fan frustration to league-wide coaching market talk on March 30, 2026.

Berube was hired on May 17, 2024, so this isn't some long-tenured bench boss getting stale. That's what makes Toronto different. A short runway usually buys cover. In this case, it hasn't.

Hutton's read was the hardest one: Berube may have lost the room. Around Matthews, that's the phrase every front office fears because it means systems, bench messaging, and nightly response all come under the same microscope.

Yaremchuk also named D.J. Smith in Los Angeles, Scott Arniel in Winnipeg, and Todd McLellan in Detroit as coaches who could get caught in the same summer sweep.

Los Angeles is the trickiest read because Smith was only hired on March 1, 2026. That's fresh enough that ownership could sell patience, even if the season finish leaves a bad taste.

Arniel's pressure is different. Winnipeg wasn't supposed to drift into this kind of uncertainty, so the heat there is tied to expectations more than headlines.

Detroit has the cleanest fork in the road. If Steve Yzerman misses with McLellan behind the bench, that miss lands directly on the organization's timeline.

Vegas already made the shock move with Bruce Cassidy. That's why Toronto feels exposed now. Once one contender acts late, every disappointed market starts looking at its own bench.

My read: Berube is still the clearest next target, with Detroit, Winnipeg, and Los Angeles forming the next tier. That's not rumor churn anymore. That's the summer board taking shape.

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