Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar is still under contract for one more year.<\/p>\n
And with all his success the last decade with the Avs, it\u2019d make sense to keep him in Colorado through the end of that deal.<\/p>\n
Yes, the Avalanche flamed out spectacularly in the Western Conference Final<\/a> against the Vegas Golden Knights. Colorado was shockingly swept in a Stanley Cup or bust season.<\/p>\n Because of how they lost, many think the Avalanche should make a change at head coach. Perhaps the voice of Jared Bednar has grown stale in the locker room.<\/p>\n But Colorado fell in Sin City on Tuesday night and as of Friday afternoon there was still no news on Bednar. Could he be fired? Of course. However the longer the organization stays silent perhaps the better the fate is for Bednar.<\/p>\n If he gets let go, though, it\u2019s obvious there would be plenty of suitors. He\u2019s a Stanley Cup champion with the Avs in 2022 and the team won the Presidents\u2019 Trophy this season. He\u2019s clearly an elite coach.<\/p>\n And two of those teams have been identified per NHL insider David Pagnotta. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers would both be \u201cvery curious\u201d if Bednar hit the market.<\/p>\n The Toronto Maple Leafs & Edmonton Oilers are “very curious” to see what happens with Jared Bednar, per @TheFourthPeriod<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/5J2OKZt0GO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 PuckEmpire (@puckempire) May 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n