Andrew wrote earlier tonight that he thought this might be Kevin Constantine's last regular season road game as the coach of the Aeros. And if you've been checking the links over on the right side of this blog, you might have figured out why that it is. But just in case...
Following the Wild's 6-3 victory over the Blue Jackets, Wild coach Jacques Lemaire announced that he is stepping down as the team's head coach. It's too early to know what the Wild have in mind, though I'm sure Wild GM Doug Risebrough, assistant GM Tom Lynn, and owner Craig Leipold probably suspected that this move was coming, especially since there was thinking that Lemaire would retire after last season.
Thus we come to Kevin Constantine. There was speculation when he was hired to coach the Aeros that he was kind of hired as Wild coach in waiting. Well, that and he was hired to get a bunch of underperforming knuckleheads in Houston performing as they should be performing.
We could still be a long way from knowing anything however. I would think that there will be no announcement about anything until the NHL and AHL playoffs are over. I'm also sure that there are going to be discussions about the future of Risebrough in Minnesota, so everything could be up in the air for awhile to come.
UPDATED: Russo's updated blog post provides a few more details. While Lemaire was allowed to quit, it appears that he might have been asked to step down. Lemaire also makes it clear that he wants to coach again. And Constantine is listed as one of the prime candidates for the job.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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