The Bruins' list of coaching candidates got shorter on Wednesday with one potential candidate reportedly finalizing a deal with the Flyers.

Adam Foote was named coach of the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The 53-year-old replaces Rick Tocchet, who stepped down as Canucks coach on April 29. Foote was an assistant for Vancouver the past three seasons. His only previous head coaching experience was two seasons with Kelowna of the Western Hockey League (2018-20).

The Boston Bruins are looking for a new head coach and NHL insider Frank Seravalli revealed they are offering Rick Tocchet a massive deal.

Former Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet may not be unemployed for long. There are three teams interested in hiring Tocchet as head coach, per TSN. They are the Seattle Kraken, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. One of those teams may have the inside track on hiring the veteran coach.

NHL analyst Elliotte Friedman believes there could be a major disagreement brewing between the Boston Bruins and head coach candidate Rick Tocchet over salary demands.

Former Oilers head coach Jay Woodcroft is among the possibilities to become the Bruins’ next head coach, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, who described him as a “leading candidate” for the vacancy on Wednesday’s Morning Cuppa Hockey podcast.

The Boston Bruins are looking for a new head coach, and leading candidates are big names like Rick Tocchet and Marco Sturm. Tocchet offers experience

The Buffalo Sabres have a few candidates in Ryan McLeod, JJ Peterka and Jiri Kulich.