As long as no general manger is such an Ebenezer that he fires his head coach in the next 48 hours, we can mark 2017 as the first year since 1998 that no NHL bench bosses got fired between opening night and Christmas.

Since the last lockout, the NHL as whole has seen more coaches fired in-season than the NFL, NBA or MLB. Hockey loves its tight leashes.

-Luke Fox of Sportsnet where you can read more on this topic plus other NHL notes...