The first two NHL head-coach openings of the off-season couldn't belong to teams ending on more different notes.

For the seventh-straight season, the Anaheim Ducks will not participate in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Next year, they’ll attempt to break that streak with a new face behind the bench. The team announced Saturday that head coach Greg Cronin won’t return next season.

Just two days after the regular season ended, the NHL coaching carousel has started to spin. On Saturday, the Ducks announced that they have fired Greg Cronin after two seasons. The Ducks hired Cronin,