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Joel Quenneville will be a land another job.
The only questions will be where he wants to summarize his head coaching career – and where he'll end up.
Here are six possible landing spots for the Blackhawks coach trainer.
1. St. Louis Blues
Quenneville's first NHL head coaching job was blues where he went 307-191-77 over eight seasons from 1996-2004. The Blues are a talented team that would seem to be a good fit for Quenneville, who probably would not go to a team in a rebuild.
They have been underachieving all seasons under the second-year coach Mike Yeo, whose job is believed to be in jeopardy. But the Blues have won three of four seasons.
2. Florida Panthers
Panther general manager Dale Tallon hired Quenneville once and it worked out pretty well. At least for Quenneville. Tallon departed for the Panthers before the Hawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010 and has had limited success there. Current head coach Bob Boughner is in his second year with the Panthers, but the team is off to a 3-5-3 start.
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3. Los Angeles Kings
The Kings became the first NHL team to make a head coaching change when they fired John Stevens Sunday and handed Willie Desjardins the job, albeit with an interim tag. The Kings would have gone to Quenneville a couple years ago, but they're aging more quickly than the Hawks are not likely to contend for a few years.
4. Buffalo Sabers
Of all the teams that could be in the market for a head coach, the Sabers seem to mirror Quenneville 's first Blackhawks teams the most. They have outstanding young players in front Jack Eichel and defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and their head coach is Sabers Star Phil Housley. Sound familiar?
5. Anaheim Ducks
It's questionable whether the Ducks would launch coach Randy Carlyle after consecutive 100-point seasons, but they are off to a 6-7-3 start. When the Hawks easily handled the Ducks in a 3-1 win at the United Center.
6. Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers are an up and coming team for the 100th season in a row, but this time they look like they're for real. They have the best player in the world in Connor McDavid and a supporting cast that 's finally puling their weight. They're only 8-6-1 – and two of those wins came against the Hawks. Todd McLellan, in his fourth season with the Oilers, could be in danger if his team falls into an extended slump.
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