BLACKHAWKS FIRE DALE TALLON
Dale Tallon is out as general manager of the Chicago Blackhawks. Stan Bowman, son of legendary coach Scott Bowman, will replace him.
The writing has been on the wall for a while on this one as the new regime led by John McDonough is trying to completely clean house of anything left from the Bill Wirtz era.
I am thinking the signings of Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky were more Stan's than Tallon's. In the meantime, the franchise is still trying to rid themselves of the horrendous contracts handed out to defenseman Brian Campbell and goaltender Cristobal Huet.
Tallon's tenure started out rocky but the draft choices he made over the last few years--mainly Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews--along with trades for players such as Patrick Shark and Kris Versteeg helped turn the franchise around.
While Tallon won't be around to watch the Hawks hoist the cup either this coming season or in a few years, his contributions should not be forgotten.
The writing has been on the wall for a while on this one as the new regime led by John McDonough is trying to completely clean house of anything left from the Bill Wirtz era.
I am thinking the signings of Marian Hossa and Tomas Kopecky were more Stan's than Tallon's. In the meantime, the franchise is still trying to rid themselves of the horrendous contracts handed out to defenseman Brian Campbell and goaltender Cristobal Huet.
Tallon's tenure started out rocky but the draft choices he made over the last few years--mainly Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews--along with trades for players such as Patrick Shark and Kris Versteeg helped turn the franchise around.
While Tallon won't be around to watch the Hawks hoist the cup either this coming season or in a few years, his contributions should not be forgotten.
posted by Jeremy Lynn | 2:51 AM
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