Not only are the Toronto Maple Leafs retaining the services of head coach Randy Carlyle for the final year of his current contract, but the team also granted him a two-year extension on Thursday.
The deal will keep Carlyle behind the Maple Leafs bench until 2017.
General manager Dave Nonis called Carlyle "a leader who has enjoyed a high level of success" when announcing the extension. However, Carlyle's career trajectory shows that "high level of success" disappeared a few seasons ago:
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While Carlyle will remain, Toronto fired three of his assistant coaches: Dave Farrish, Scott Gordon and Greg Cronin.