ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dean Evason isn’t hiding.
The man who lives mere blocks from TRIA Rink and Xcel Energy Center and used to walk to and from work even on the snowiest and coldest winter days and nights was sitting in plain sight at Keys Café on Wednesday, two days after he was fired as Minnesota Wild coach.
He shook the hand of the host, whom he knows well. He enthusiastically greeted one of the waitresses, who was excited to see Evason and tell him about her chipped tooth, which she’s upset makes her look like Jim Carrey in “Dumb and Dumber.”
On Tuesday morning, not even 18 hours after Bill Guerin called him into his office to deliver the bad news, Evason rejoined CorePower Yoga and took part in a sweaty, 120-degree hot yoga class.
“My legs are dead today,” Evason said as he took a bite of his egg sandwich and washed it down with a vanilla latte.
He’s got a golf trip in the works. He’s got dinner plans Wednesday night at La Grolla, the Italian staple his buddy owns. He plans to visit his three kids. His wife, Genevieve, is a flight attendant based in Montreal for Air Canada. She does long-haul flights to Europe, and he plans to soon jump on flights she’s working and sit “hopefully in business class” so he can spend 24-hour stints with her in places like…
