I will be really interested to hear what Quenneville has to say about this. Bowman has shown before that he's not above a bit of palace intrigue to attain or maintain power and this looks no different. As a power move, it makes sense: clear out the beloved and influential mustachioed one, bring in a young first-time head coach -- if he works out you look like a genius and if he flounders you plead patience and frame him as the right guy to guide the re-build or re-tool. Whichever path presents itself, you've eliminated the problem hanging overhead: that GM is JQ's logical next step, if he wants it, and with the team is in flux it would have been just as logical to move him upstairs to replace Bowman.
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