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Oh and six? Oh get out!
Posted by Fired Fred on October 17, 2007 4:52 PM
Maybe 20,000 people in Atlanta will even notice this, but the National Hockey League has its first coach firing of the year. The first pucks have barely been dropped and shot over the glass into the beer cups of unsuspecting fans, but Atlanta Thrashers coach Bob Hartley is gone...
“This is always a very difficult decision to make, but we feel that this is the best thing for our team right now,� said Waddell. “We thank Bob for his service over the last four-plus seasons, but we believe that a new approach is necessary to get the club back on track and compete at the level we feel we are capable of.�Right now the Thrashers aren't capable of much, with an 0-6-0 start. The Flyers dropped a 4-0 shutout on Atlanta last night, leaving them the only team in the league without a single point.
Even in the come one, come all playoff system the NHL uses, zero points won't get a team into the post-season. Someone has to be the butt of the "what's blue and orange and plays golf during the Stanley Cup" jokes.