Savard Fire-O-Rama

Despite coming off a 4-1 victory over Phoenix last night the Chicago Blackhawks decided to give the boot to coach Denis Savard. There have been loads of undeserved firings over the years but this one ranks high among them. I understand that with the team having spent a lot of money in the offseason that expectations are high, but only four games in with a 1-2-1 record is certainly no reason to already be pressing the panic button. Last year Savard did a great job turning the likes of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane as well as a very young defence into effective players. This marriage of a young coach and team had great potential to grow into a perrenial contender.

Apart from his coaching performance Savard was also one of the all time greats as a player in Chicago, throwing him under the bus after only 4 games is a blatant slap in the face to a guy who has given a lot to this organization.

In the end if this team ends up missing the playoffs maybe it's time GM Dale Tallon has a look in the mirror. He has done this team no favors by tieing up over 11 million dollars in valuable cap space in two average goalies this year resulting in the loss of their 2nd line center in Robert Lang.

- The Zookeep