NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition): Reaction to the Paul Kelly firing, Len Barrie accused of misapropriating funds and the unbelievable Avalanche season ticket deals

• An auditor of Bear Mountain Resort  has accused Lightning owner Len Barrie of misappropriating funds.
• Bruins center David Krejci (hip) has not ruled out being ready for the team’s season opener on October 1st.
• Carlina netminder Cam Ward wants fans to know that he doesn’t think his back injuries have been serious, but rather just a matter of bad timing.
• In order to fill the house, the Avalanche are giving their fans some unbelievable season ticket deals to take advantage of, writes Adrian Dater.
• Apparently the Thashers and Panthers have shown interest in free agent center Manny Malhotra.
• On the off chance Jiri Hudler were to suddenly return to Detroit, the team would be way over the cap.
• Edmonton Journal sources say that the Oilers’ new arena could mean about $1 billion in downtown redevelopment.
• It looks like Kevin Lowe’s son is turning into quite a good hockey player, just like his father.
• The Florida Panthers have named Rob Tallas the team’s goaltending consultant.
• Wild forward Benoit Pouliot has pleaded guilty to a drunken-driving charge from 2006 and has consequently lost his license for one-year.
• Andrei Markov deserves to wear the “C” for the Canadiens this upcoming season, writes Red Fisher of the Montreal Gazette.
• The Predators plan to keep the same top line that the team had during the second half of last season, reports John Glennon.
• If you were wondering, Brendan Shanahan will wear number 14 for the Devils in 2009/10.
• Bryan Murray is looking to be considering a deadline by which he wants to trade Dany Heatley, and if he does not by that date, then Heatley will be expected to report to training camp.
• The Quad City Mallards have teamed up to become an affiliate for the Philadelphia Flyers.
• In the Bay Area, Torrey Mitchell has signed a three-year contract extension with the San Jose Sharks.
• Meanwhile, Sharks GM Doug Wilson wants training camp to have an edge this season.
• The Leafs will really do anything to take away the spotlight from Jim Balsillie, explains Paul Hunter.
• It is hard to think the Leafs are right when it comes to interpreting the NHL constitution regarding their belief that they have veto-power, says Larry Quinn of the Buffalo Sabres.
• Meantime, Jason Allison doesn’t want people thinking of his comeback as some sort of charity case.

Paul Kelly Firing

• Paul Kelly didn’t do anything wrong and didn’t deserve to be fired, opines Damien Cox of the Toronto Star.
• “They just didn’t have the trust or the confidence in his ability to lead the NHLPA in the direction they thought it should be going into the future,” said Buzz Hargrove.
• Here is how some big NHLPA players were affected by yesterday’s firing.
• Rumors that Paul Kelly was too close in his relationship to Gary Bettman are being shot down by the NHLPA.
• “We want to wait before we elaborate,” said Chris Chelios about the PA’s decision.
• It is hard to see this firing as anything more than a palace coup, explains Eric Duhatschek of the Globe & Mail.