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Bruce Cassidy, the head coach of the Boston Bruins, was let go, general manager Don Sweeney announced on Monday.

Since February 2017, when the Bruins let go of Claude Julien, Cassidy has been in that role. After 399 games behind Boston’s bench, the 57-year-old Cassidy exits with a 245-108-46 record.

Cassidy had six seasons in which the Bruins made the playoffs; in 2019, they even appeared in the Stanley Cup Final. After a seven-game series that concluded on May 14, the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated Boston in the first round of the 2022 postseason.

Boston will start looking for a new head coach right away.

Sweeney released a statement saying, “Today I informed Bruce Cassidy that I was making a change.” “After collaborating with Bruce for 14 years, this was a really tough choice. I would want to express my gratitude to Bruce for all of his efforts and achievements with the Bruins franchise. Bruce has an amazing track record with the Bruins, and we are grateful for him on a personal and professional level.

“After taking some time to fully digest everything, I felt that the direction of our team for both this season and beyond would benefit from a new voice.”

In a statement, Bruins president Cam Neely stated that he now has “utmost confidence” in Sweeney to “identify the best candidate that is going to help our team reach its full potential.”

The Bruins’ already precarious offseason is made more uncertain by Cassidy’s departure.

Charlie McAvoy, a top-pairing defenseman, had arthroscopic stabilization surgery on his left shoulder last week in Boston. He will likely miss around half a year. Following an open-stabilization treatment on his right shoulder, Matt Grzelcyk is anticipated to miss five months of time.

The Bruins also announced last month that Brad Marchand will miss the start of the 2022–2023 season due to hip surgery.

As the NHL’s best defensive forward, captain Patrice Bergeron recently won a record-tying fifth Selke Trophy. At age 36, Bergeron is an unrestricted free agent and is considering retirement.