Savard Can't Argue That He Didn't Get A Chance: They Gave Him Four Whole Games

by Jonathan Willis on Oct 16, 2008 10:18 AM PDT Comment 3 comments

Pierre LeBrun broke the news this morning that the Chicago Blackhawks have fired head coach Denis Savard, fresh off a 4-1 win against Phoenix.

Chicago has a 1-2-1 record, which doesn’t seem like anything to get panicked over (as opposed to, say, the Ducks’ record). Regardless, when a coach is fired four games into a season, there aren’t a lot of possibilities as to why. Savard’s record this season certainly hasn’t been bad enough or prolonged enough to be fired over, so either Wirtz/Tallon/Co. are insanely trigger-happy, or something behind the scenes led to this.

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Jonathan: Chicago gave Savard two more games than you gave the Error stat.

by Bruce on Oct 17, 2008 7:11 AM PDT reply actions

Bruce: I didn't publicize it, because I wanted a fresh season, but I did follow Staples' work last year.

by Jonathan Willis on Oct 17, 2008 9:57 AM PDT reply actions

J: So did I, and I learned a heckuva lot in the process. I think the Error has both problems, and promise. Its strength is as a complementary stat.

by Bruce on Oct 17, 2008 10:22 PM PDT reply actions

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