Islanders Make Last-Minute Coaching Change with Hiring of Derek DeBoer In a surprise move, the New York Islanders have hired Derek DeBoer as their new head coach, just four games into the team's final stretch of the season. With their playoff hopes hanging in the balance, the Islanders saw DeBoer as the perfect candidate to shake things up and guide them to a late-season surge. DeBoer's experience as a head coach in the NHL, including a stint with the Arizona Coyotes, makes him an attractive choice for the Islanders, who are looking to turn their season around and secure a playoff spot. The question now is whether DeBoer can make a significant impact in such a short amount of time, and whether it will be enough to propel the Islanders into the playoffs.

Hiring DeBoer with 4 games left was chance Islanders couldn't pass up  NHL.com