This past NHL season once again saw a coaching carousel and changes behind the bench.Head coaches such astheEdmonton Oilers' Todd McLellan, St. Louis Blues' Mike Yeo, Chicago Blackhawks' Joel Quenneville and Los Angeles Kings' John Stevens weredismi sed during the regular season. As soon as the door shut on the yeara flurry of firings followed, with the Buffalo Sabres' Phil Housley andFlorida Panthers' Bob Boughner and Anaheim Ducks' GM and interim head coach Bob Murray stepping aside.NHL FREE AGENCY 2019: Can the same be said for the upcoming 2019-20 season?There are quite a few coaches that could be on the hot seat especially if their respective clubs are consideredStanley Cup contenders and have slow starts. Let's Denver Nuggets Jersey delve into the top six candidates to potentially get the axe first.(Editor's note: Coaches who recently signed multi-year extensions like the Flames' Bill Peters and the Penguins'Mike Sullivan, and ones reportedly in talks for extensions like the Bruins' Bruce Ca sidy have been left off this list.) 1. Paul Maurice, Winnipeg JetsThe Jets have by no means been horrible throughout Maurice's tenure asthey've consistently finished as one of the top teams in the Central Division. Behind a powerful offense featuring Blake Wheeler, Patrik Laineand Mark Scheifele, theyproducedan average of 3.29 goals per game last season. Winnipeg also had the fourth-best power play in the league last year (24.8%).However, with the defense , Tyler Myers , there will be higher expectations for Maurice to help maintain the team's high-grade caliber.Despite the consistent succe s, Maurice probably has a short leash and could be on the outs if the Paul Millsap Jersey Jets have a slow start because another failed playoff runis not an option in the 'Peg. 2. Travis Green, Vancouver CanucksBrought on to steerthe Canucks' rebuild, Green has been able to make some progre s in his two seasons at the helm. He's helpedto establish a more positive culture with Vancouver while helping the team's young forwardslike Brock Boeser and Elias Petter son ease into the NHL and become stars.The big negative thishas not beenreflected in the standings; the Canucks have yet to be a team to be reckoned with in the Pacific Division orcome close to the playoffs under his tenure.MORE:This coming season, the Canucks will have a much stronger lineup, J.T. Miller, Tyler Myers and Jordie Benn and rookie Quinn Hughes full-time. So, if a team as deep as this one has become, with obvious high expectations, can'tstart winninghockey games and climbthe Western Conference standings, then Green's job could be in peril. 3. Mike Babcock, Toronto Maple LeafsThe former Red Wings bench bo s has been with Toronto since 2015 and has taken the Maple Leafs from being a non-playoff team to the third-best club in the Atlantic Division.Yet, despite a rosterpowered by the likes of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, John Tavares,William Nylander and Morgan Rielly,the Leafs haven't gotten anywhere close to Gary Harris Jersey making a deep playoff run. They've fallen in the first round for three straight seasons, withtwo of those defeats coming atthe hands of the Boston Bruins.While the offense has been able to thrive, averaging 3.49 goals per game (fourth-best in the league in 2018-19), Babcockcould get the hook if Toronto starts slow. Withthe additions of , , and ,who could all add reliability to the lineup theMaple Leafs are expected to go far in 2019-20. 4. Rick Tocchet, Arizona CoyotesThe Coyotes came close to finding succe s this past season,just mi sing a playoff spot by four points; however, since Rick Tocchet took over as the bench bo s in 2017, Arizona has made little progre s in itsrebuild.The only thing Arizona thrivedon last season wasdefense, with the third-best PK (85%) and fifth-lowest GA/GP(2.68). On the flip side, they hadone of the weakest offensive units among all 31 teams; Arizona's leading scorer Clayton Keller finished with just 47 points.A paltry 2.55 GF/GP was fourth-worst in the NHL, coupled with a league-worst16.3% succe s on the man advantage. in the scoring department as he reunites with Tocchet, but ultimately the Yotes' bra s hasn't done much else. Reminder, one scorer won't change everything.If the Coyotes again fail to impre s, Ke sel can't find his stride and the team as a whole doesn't take a giant step forward, expect a coaching change especially with new majorityownership in the desert.MORE: 5. Bruce Boudreau, Minnesota WildBoudreau has been behind the bench with Minnesota since 2016 and helped the team become one of the toughest competitors in the Central Division; however, the Wild haven't been able to find much overall succe s during his tenure. Sure, they made the playoffs twice but fell in the first round both times.This past season, the Devin Harris Jersey Wild saw a significant decline in performance, going37-36-7 and finishingat the bottom of the division.Overall under Boudreau's systems, the Wild have been outstanding on defense (2.84 GA/GP, 12th in the NHL last season) and had one of the top-10penalty kills in the league with an81.7% succe s rate in 2018-19. The big hit is Minnesota'slack of offense. They produced one of the lowest scoring totals in the league (2.56 GF/GP) last year, after being in the top 10 in 2017-18 and second-best in the NHL (3.21) the year before.As per , Boudreau was almost fired last season, as now-former GM Paul Fenton tried to dismi s him on multiple occasions, but owner Craig Leipold wouldn't allow it.With one of the oldest teams in the NHL,and now a new front office staff, it's unlikely Boudreau will be kicked to the curb; althougha bad start under a new GM looking to make the Wild his ownmayforce this bench bo s out of town beforethe final year of his contract expires. 6. John Tortorella, Columbus Blue JacketsOkay, hear me out on this one.Tortorella has been able to work wonders with the Blue Jackets, helping them go from a constant Thomas Welsh Jersey non-playoff contender to a solid competitor in the Eastern Conference. He's been able to benefit from a star-studded offense in players like Cam Atkinson, Artemi Panarin and Matt Duchene, while also having a strong defense anchored byblueliner Seth Jones and Vezina Trophy winnerSergei Bobrovsky.That's all changed now with Panarin, Duchene, Bobrovsky and Ryan Dzingel leaving town. Sure, because they've now lost all of these players, there's a bit of leniency if they start slower than expected, but there's still the po sibility Torts is on the hot seat.NHL Draft 2020: Columbushasn't been able to find much succe s in the postseason. They'veonly won one playoff series in his tenure granted, that series victory was against the Cup favorites,and NHL-best, Tampa Bay Lightning, but they barely made that meetingdespite going all-in with an All-Star roster.This coming season, Tortorell