Who knows what all went on behind the scenes, and what was and wasn’t said about the “direction” or the roster/organization. I guess “fired” isn’t the correct way to put it, but, he was pretty clearly “pushed” or “pressured” out in different ways.
People around here still act as if he retired from coaching completely, which was pretty much the popular expressed narrative at the time, along with the BOGUS idea that the game has moved past him or whatever.
He didn’t get tired and couldn’t coach in the NHL anymore, he got tired and couldn’t coach the Columbus Blue Jackets. WHY that is, is something that isn’t looked at nearly enough by the fans of the CBJ….
My ideas of WHY, are the reason why I don’t think Larsen should be blamed or looked at as the reason why this team is 1 of the worst teams in the NHL the last couple/few years.