Well, ducking duck, Anaheim!

There are those who take three days to fill out unemployment paperwork.  Then you have Bruce Boudreau who never had a chance to receive unemployment paperwork to fill out.  Just three days after being shown the door in the nation's capital, the "colorful" Boudreau was shown the door, presumably forced out by their star forward, Alex Ovechkin (@Ovi8).  The Dallas Stars' (@dallasstars) pacific division rival Anaheim Mighty Ducks of LA (whatever they're called this year), who find themselves unable to stay afloat (see what I did there) decided that having a Stanley Cup winning, Jack Adams awarded Randy Carlyle was no longer acceptable, considering their abysmal 7-13-4 start, which puts them last in the competitive Pacific. 

Boudreau brings his own Jack Adams (Coach of the Year) to the west coast after starting the season 12-9-1, which was good for 2nd in the southeast division of the eastern conference.  But, reports of unrest among the team's star players, most notably Ovechkin, coupled with four years of missing the conference finals with one the most potent offensive teams in the league was his undoing in DC.  Speaking as a fan of a team that consistently won division titles, then hasn't made the playoffs in three years, it's unfortunate that some teams look at a head coach that has won four division titles in a row and a President's Trophy (most points in regular season...hey, I remember those, too) as being the problem.  I know the cliche of "you can't fire the team."  I agree with the cliche.  But, let's take a moment to consider the possibility that Ovi's ego was the reason for Boudreau's departure.  At what point do these egotistical players, that really haven't accomplished anything in the grand scheme of things (scoring titles mean nothing if your team doesn't win anything) begin to look in the mirror?  I played sports for many years.  Granted, no where near the level of these guys, but every practice and every game, there was always a small competition with myself to improve.  Run just a little bit faster.  Lift a little more weight.  Hit a little harder. 

With the increase of former players taking leadership roles in front offices across sports in general, have we seen the end of player accountability?

Oh, and I'm going to officially set the over/under on Boudreau F-bombs in the tightly contested, very physical pacific division at 27.5 per game.  Takers?  Anyone?