sportsnet.ca - 11/17/2008
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With the Flames and Oilers under-achieving again both teams could have new head coaches by the season's mid-way point. EDMONTON – They are both in a province that continues to produce economically, despite the struggling times the rest of the world lives in. And in the National Hockey League ...
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 11/15/2008
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Brad goes mad not at Craig MacTavish but
the players this time...particularly those Oilers who cannot find...
the back of the net if they had an AK-47 to their heads. What does he think will happen? Read on to find out!
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Adapt!
calsun.canoe.ca - 11/23/2008
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Coming back to Calgary is like returning to
a war zone for Darren McCarty. The battle wasn't...
about a return to hockey, it was about returning to sobriety and to fatherhood. The former Flames winger's story is pretty incredible on the ice -- a ...
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The Calgary Sun - Back in battle zone
hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
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Brad bombs away with a 20 game look-in
to the Canadian teams. See how close his predictions...
were and what he thinks for the remaining 3/4 of the season...all on THE PROGRAM!!!
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The Race Is On
KK Hockey —
... week, the question needs to be asked: Which of Keenan and/or MacTavish will still be behind their team’s bench in January when the season hits the halfway mark?
Who gets fired first?
Keenan’s and MacTavish’s situations are far from similar, yet strangely, you could argue they are also exactly the same in a lot of areas.
Keenan is in only his second season behind the Calgary bench. MacTavish is in Year 8 in the Big E.
read on
Afternoon Delight: Decisions
IllegalCurve.com —
... Who Goes First: Keenan or MacTavish? I think both guys will be around at the end of the season. The fans, however, seem to be up in arms. ...
Take Solace Flames Fans...
Five Hole Fanatics —
At least things are going wrong in Edmonton too. So who gets the axe first? MacTavish or Keenan? (Also - Who is poorer value for $4M? Dustin Penner or Adrian Aucoin?) EDIT - Apparently Mark Spector is asking the very same question. Hat tip to Illegal Curve.
Puck Headlines: Will Penner's degradation inspire or deflate Oil?
Puck Daddy —
... • Mark Spector of Sportsnet wonders if the ax will fall on MacTavish or Mike Keenan first for their team's underachieving seasons. Either way, we're going to be losing a quote machine. [Sportsnet] ...
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8. ...