Vancouver's fans showed what they thought of the club's actions in the coaching matter.
Some booed, others cheered and one chose to throw a game shirt onto the ice after three and a half minutes into the meeting with Chicago.
Everything was a result of management's actions.
The club's shaky defensive play meant that the losses piled up and veteran coach Bruce Boudreau's future was constantly debated.
He had to cancel a couple of press conferences when emotions took over.
When he was finally sacked, veteran Jim Rutherford, 73, head of the club's sporting management team, chose to apologise.
"I'm sorry if people are upset"
- I have been far too direct and straightforward in interviews.
I'm sorry if people are upset about it.
From now on, I will be silent, he said during a press conference, where he also announced that Rick Tocchet was Vancouver's new coach.
The Canadian 58-year-old then got off to a dream start and won 5-2 at home against Chicago.
Vancouver did get off to a tough start and trailed 0-1 after the first period but then finished well and turned around to win.
Swede Elias Pettersson accounted for two points, as he was involved in the second period goal that made it 1–1 and 2–2 for Vancouver.