After Mike Sullivan signed with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-rangers/line-combinations">New York Rangers</a> and Joel Quenneville with the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/anaheim-ducks/line-combinations">Anaheim Ducks</a>, there are now six NHL head coaching vacancies, including the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/pittsburgh-penguins/line-combinations">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/chicago-blackhawks/line-combinations">Chicago Blackhawks</a>, <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/boston-bruins/line-combinations">Boston Bruins</a>, <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/seattle-kraken/line-combinations">Seattle Kraken </a>and <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/philadelphia-flyers/line-combinations">Philadelphia Flyers</a>. With the usual suspects like Peter Laviolette and Rick Tocchet available, some are wondering if any first-time NHL head coaches will get a shot?



On Friday’s episode of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkl6sjJpG3U">Daily Faceoff LIVE</a>, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk going into the weekend by playing a round of “Over Under” and bet on whether more than 1.5 first timers will get a chance behind the bench.



Tyler Yaremchuk: We know a couple of vacancies have been filled, but these are the remaining six: Penguins, Blackhawks, Canucks, Bruins, Kraken and Flyers. Between these six, I’m going to set the line at 1.5 first-time head coaches getting these jobs. What do you say to that one?<div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="150"></div>



Frank Seravalli: 1.5 first-time coaches … okay, this is an important question: do you consider Anders Sorensen, who was the interim in Chicago, would he be a first-time coach? 



Tyler Yaremchuk: No, I think it has to be a true hire, someone who has never been a head coach before. 



Frank Seravalli: I’ll take the under. 



Tyler Yaremchuk: I mean, Manny Malholtra in Vancouver, I know you talked about him earlier this week. 



Frank Seravalli: So where is the other first timer coming from?



Tyler Yaremchuk: I feel like Seattle might have to go that way? 



Frank Seravalli: So you’re betting that one of Chicago or Seattle does a first timer? 



Tyler Yaremchuk: Yeah, and Vancouver sticks with Manny. 



Frank Seravalli: I’ll take the under, although I hate betting the under because it’s a crappy way to live. <div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="146"></div>



You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here…


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