Sunday’s must-read articles

Posted by Richard Pollock in NHL Morning Papers on December 6, 2009 — 3 Comments

Taking an easy Sunday today, so here are the must-read articles this morning:

Kevin Paul Dupont, in his weekly Hockey Notes column, thinks the Blackhawks grossly overpaid for Duncan Keith.
Bad teams should be prepared to jump on some of the players the Hawks may need to trade, writes Bucky Gleason of the Buffalo News in his Inside the NHL column.
Could Hockey Canada move up the date of their Team Canada Olympic team announcement?
Tony Granato has landed on his feet in Pittsburgh, writes Terry Frei of the Denver Post.
How did Adam Foote deal with all the booing in Columbus yesterday?
Team Canada’s World Juniors outfit only has one NHL player–Alex Pietrangelo–but will this trend continue?
Michael Russo writes about how long the Predators have continued to contend for playoff spots year after year.
In his weekly Slap Shots column, Larry Brooks says Markus Naslund deserves sportsman of the year.
Bruce Garrioch is his usual Sunday rumors column talks about Pavol Demitra possibly going to the Rangers, some possible unhappiness in the Flyers locker room and much more.
Shame on the Flyers for firing John Stevens, writes Sam Carchidi.

http://ndgoon.blogspot.com goon

Richard, I am kind of shocked that John Stevens was fired when he had a winning record.
http://www.illegalcurve.com Richard

Goon, I agree. After two playoff losses to Pittsburgh–finalists the past two years–the move was surprising to me. I like Laviolette as a coach, but I think Stevens is on equal playing field in terms of coaching ability.
Rusty

Agreed. The Flyers are in win-now mode, and a coaching change is the easiest way to light a spark.

I can’t see Souray going out East. Has he not repeatedly insisted he wants to stay in the West and near his kids?