Blackhawks sign Savard to extension

[wingsfan40 0]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=215807&hubname=nhl

Chicago Blackhawks head coach Denis Savard has signed an extension that will keep him behind the bench through the 2008-09 season.

[irishtemper14+25 11]

lol thats a pretty cool fact that him and abel are the only ones who ever won first 3 games as head coach

[YoungGuns1340 1]

He was good for the Hawks. Had them playing a very exciting brand of hockey. If injuries dont fail him (though Havlat and Ruutu are notorious for that), he could actually put together a pretty decent team, at least one that can score a lot of goals.

[Kp-Wings 3]

I'm surprised Chicago did that. Why? Because signing guys to contracts means giving them money, and God forbid Bill Wirtz does that!

Silliness aside, it's a good for the 'Hawks, because Savard is a pretty decent coach. He had them playing a good brand of hockey.

Still don't think they'll be making the playoffs anytime soon though, as Ruutu and Soccer Kick (Havlat) will most likely both get injured right when the season starts.

Edited August 9, 2007 by Kp-Wings

[Guest Crymson]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=215807&hubname=nhl

Damn! I wanted him to sign with the Wings. I thought he could rejuvenate his career here.. come on, how many times have washed up players come here and been successful??

[Guest REDWINGS4LYFE]

savard is wicked

[CrossoverThrash 0]

Im so damn sick of Chicago being such awful shiite hopefully this will help it seemed like it did

[Guest Shoreline]

Im so damn sick of Chicago being such awful shiite hopefully this will help it seemed like it did

Hear, hear. The Wings need someone to give them a kick in the butt and make these insanely high amount of intra-division games at least exciting enough to watch.

[kylee 727]

He was good for the Hawks. Had them playing a very exciting brand of hockey. If injuries dont fail him (though Havlat and Ruutu are notorious for that), he could actually put together a pretty decent team, at least one that can score a lot of goals.

that's the key if Havlat and Ruutu stay healthy,

i dunno, they could make things somewhat interesting in the central (not that im saying they'll be a playoff team, i just think its so wild that the fans of the Blackhawks in Chicago dont get their home games on tv, that just blows me away)

welp,

here's to a chicago and detroit rivalry

[toby91_ca 620]

Whenever I think of Savard I think of the goal he scored against the Oilers. I still see that as one of the best, if not "the best" goals of all time.

[wingsfan40 0]

Im so damn sick of Chicago being such awful shiite hopefully this will help it seemed like it did

Yea I think it was a good move by the Blackhawks to keep him around....It would be nice to get a ittle compitition in our division.

[GMRwings1983 8,794]

Khabibulin is the whole key to that team. If he can stay healthy and play well, then he can steal games for them regardless of who else they have injured. However, if he's hurt, it doesn't really matter what Havlat or Ruutu do out there because they'll still be a losing team.

[Yzerman#19 17]

This first full season with Savard behind the bench will be crucial. They came out of the gate so strong the first couple weeks last season. Havlat was #1 in the scoring race for a while. And then all those injuries hit them. They desperately need to stay healthy this season. People in Chicago don't even know that team exists. Hopefully Savard can use Kane and some of their other youngsters to make that team exciting and tough to play against again. Success in a market like Chicago is vital to the NHL in the States.

[Kp-Wings 3]

Success in a market like Chicago is vital to the NHL in the States.

It would be nice if Gary Bettman realized this, and focused on getting the Blackhawks ownership to field a decent team instead of spending time on the current state of the Nashville Predators, who nobody gives a two s***s about outside of Nashville (and even there it's pretty scarce).

Bettman should make Wirtz either field a decent team, or sell. He's ruining every aspect of that organization from top to bottom. The Chicago sports media doesn't even acknowledge the teams existance anymore.