Toronto Maple Leafs Fire Coach Randy Carlyle

The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Randy Carlyle Tuesday ending what was often tenuous relationship between the veteran bench boss and upper management.

The Maple Leafs are currently in fourth place in the Atlantic Division at 21-16-3, but have lost seven of their last nine games.

Assistant coaches Peter Horachek and Steve Spott will reportedly handle coaching duties in an interim basis when the squad hosts the Washington Capitals Wednesday.

“I want to thank Randy for all of his hard work and dedication,” said Leafs general manager, Dave Nonis. “It’s never an easy decision to make when changing your leadership but our team was not trending in the right direction and we felt an immediate change was necessary.”

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