St. Louis Blues fire Coach Andy Murray
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Bill Jempty | Saturday, January 2, 2010 |
A new year and decade is only a day old and a firing has already taken place.
The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Andy Murray, naming Davis Payne coach in the interim.
Payne was promoted from the team’s AHL affiliate in Peoria, Ill.
“Davis is very knowledgeable of the players in our organization and we feel he is the best candidate to coach our team,” team president John Davidson said in a prepared statement.
Davidson was expected to discuss the decision at a news conference Saturday morning.
The Blues are 17-17-6 with 40 points, fourth in the NHL’s Central Division.
What is much important than the Blues’ Standing in the Central Division is where they are in relation to the Western Conference playoff race. The Blues are 12th of 15 teams and stand a full 9 points out of the last playoff slot.
That in a nutshell is the real cause for Murray’s firing. I know nothing about Payne, but St. Louis doesn’t have the talent Pittsburgh did a year ago when the team fired their coach and his replacement turned things around. All the way to the Stanley Cup Championship. I’m willing to bet $20 the Blues don’t even make the 2009-10 NHL playoffs.
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