After being fired by the Anaheim Ducks following their fourth Game 7 loss in as many years, Bruce Boudreau needed just eight days to find a new coaching home, agreeing to a four-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Though he is joining another club that has struggled in the postseason in recent years, Boudreau is confident the Wild can be successful soon.
"I think they're a really good team, and I think they can win," Boudreau told NHL Network, per Chad Graff of the Pioneer Press. "At my age, I think they can win in the next two years."
The 61-year-old won three playoff series in four postseason appearances with the Ducks - all in six games or less. Boudreau will now look to continue his incredible regular-season success while hoping to put his 1-7 career record in Game 7s behind him when he arrives in St. Paul, Minn.
"A couple bounces and everybody would say, 'Wow, this guy never loses Game 7s,'" Boudreau laughed, according to Michael Russo of the Star Tribune. "But we get there. Look, I'll take my chances on a Game 7 home or away any day of the week."
Minnesota may be the perfect place for Boudreau to turn around his luck, as the Wild have a perfect 3-0 record in Game 7s since joining the league in 2001.
He'll be introduced as the team's fifth head coach in franchise history on Tuesday.
