What It Means:

Boudreau has a 1-7 record in Game 7s. You can debate whether or not he's to blame for that -- or even if that was on the Ducks' minds when they decided to fire him -- but it would be hard to argue there's not a clear link between that record and Anaheim's decision to let him go. The reality is the Ducks have seen four straight playoff runs end in a Game 7 loss, and if Anaheim had won one or two of those, thus allowing them to go further into the playoffs, perhaps that would have been enough to save Boudreau. Because if nothing else, this can't be about his regular season results. Sure the Ducks got off to a rough start in the 2015-16 campaign, but they rebounded in a big way. Anaheim had a 208-104-40 regular season record under Boudreau and have won their division for four straight years under him. They just couldn't get it done in the playoffs, which was also the case with the Washington Capitals when Boudreau was overseeing them.

According to numberFire's Team Power Rankings, Anaheim ranked eighth in the league this season.