Nick Kypreos puts Tom Fitzgerald and Patrik Allvin on firing watch

That matters because this isn't just talk-radio smoke after Brad Treliving. It's roster-build pressure, deadline pressure, and ownership-pressure territory now.

Kypreos attached Fitzgerald to this report:

He tied Allvin to this one:

Start in New Jersey. Fitzgerald has been in the chair since January 12, 2020, and Keefe is in his first season behind that bench.

That combo changes the read completely. When a newer coach is still being given runway, the front office usually feels the heat first. That's why Fitzgerald looks exposed.

This is bigger than one rough stretch. New Jersey's issue is roster construction under pressure: can the group defend well enough, get stable goaltending, and still give Keefe a fast top six every night?

Vancouver has the same smell, just from a different direction. Allvin has been general manager since January 26, 2022, and Foote is also in his first season as head coach.

That matters because new coaches usually buy management time. If the noise is already this loud around Allvin, it suggests the patience level upstairs is getting thin.

Then there's the cap picture. Elias Pettersson carries an $11,600,000 hit for Vancouver, one of the biggest numbers in the league, and that raises the cost of every roster mistake around him.

So this isn't a recap story. It's a front-office leverage story. Once a team is locked into big-ticket deals, every bad fit in the middle six, on the blue line, or in goal gets magnified.

That's why Fitzgerald and Allvin feel like the next two names after Treliving. One is paying for expectations in New Jersey. The other may be paying for structure in Vancouver.