Breaking: NHL head coach knows he could be fired soon.

One National Hockey League coach knows he's on thin ice.

According to a report from NHL.com's Kevin Woodley head coach Willie Desjardins of the Vancouver Canucks "knows his future with the Vancouver Canucks is uncertain, even with another season left on his contract."

It should come as no surprise that Desjardins feels that way as we reported earlier this week on a series of comments from team president Trevor Linden that made it quite clear Desjardins wasn't safe. Linden was asked point blank whether or not Desjardins would be back and he merely said he would review his options while largely avoiding the question.

The Canucks were connected by rumor only to a possible hire of former Bruins head coach Claude Julien before the Habs hired him, so it would be no surprise to see them look for another replacement at the end of the season. For his part Desjardins says it won't change how he approaches his job.

"There are so many ways to look at a job, like what a person has done and where they are at, and to me it's sticking up for your players, it's battling for your players, and it's finding a way to get the best out of them, and that's what I do," Desjardins said. "That's what I want to continue doing, and if it's not a fit then that's not a fit, but that doesn't change how I go about doing it."