FILE - New Jersey Devils head coach Lindy Ruff, center, looks toward the ice during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 10, 2024. The Devils have fired Ruff. Assistant Travis Green has been named as the interim replacement. General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the stunning move with less than 30 games left in the NHL season. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)
FILE - Vancouver Canucks coach Travis Green, upper right, stands on the bench behind Elias Pettersson (40) and Alex Chiasson (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dec. 4, 2021, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The New Jersey Devils have fired coach Lindy Ruff. Current Devils assistant Green has been named as the interim replacement. General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the stunning move with less than 30 games left in the NHL season. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)