‘Botterill is very much his own man. He didn’t ask Phil Housley his opinion on trades and he didn’t ask the owners for their opinion of firing Housley. Botterill called the Pegula’s Sunday morning and they supported his decision to change coaches. I think the biggest question is why now? This ship had been sinking since December and Botterill said it eventually became evident to him, “The results in the second half just weren’t there. We were very inconsistent. Our fans expect more, we expect more.”’