finalist for the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year, brushed aside a question about himself and said, “Safety is the priority” for all involved.
Kitchen made what he called “a difficult decision to say the least, but the right decision for me and my family” in opting out, and Quenneville said he wished his longtime right-hand man nothing but the best.Much like players, only a handful of whom decided not to play, coaches had to make their own determinations."I think this is going to be an individual thing," Bowness said. "We’re all going to deal with it in our own way. ...