Will on Firing Boughner, New GM, Kane, Buying Out Vlasic (+)

Early Friday morning, reports began trickling out that the San Jose Sharks had fired head coach Bob Boughner and his coaching staff. Just a handful of hours later, Sharks interim GM Joe Will was in front of the media on a Zoom call to discuss the move and what it means for the GM search as well as the reasoning behind the decision.

Here’s the full transcript — the San Jose Sharks interim GM covered a host of topics, from Boughner’s performance, the timing of the firing, the Evander Kane grievance, buying out Marc-Edouard Vlasic, where they are in the new GM search, and other things.