Bruce Cassidy was the wrong man to fire

Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk, and Patrice Bergeron have all been sidelined by injuries.

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Bruce Cassidy was relieved of his head coaching duties yesterday, making things even messier.

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It just adds to the laundry list of items the B's have to deal with this offseason.

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Boston has been a consistent playoff team under Cassidy, but he has failed to lead the team to a championship.

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In the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals they lost to the St. Louis Blues.

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Bruins have fought to remain competitive throughout Cassidy's tenure, and in 2019 it seemed to pay off.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have outclassed them (usually), resulting in the dissolution of their veteran core.

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Boston is essentially blaming all its problems on Cassidy by firing him, which is unfair.

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The real culprit is Don Sweeney, not Cassidy. Sweeney should have been fired instead of Cassidy.

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The Boston Bruins are only making matters worse by keeping Sweeney.

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Firing Cassidy is the wrong move since Cassidy is incapable of building a good team.

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Firing Cassidy is not the right move since he still has a job.

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