Here are the NHL Stories from Prime Time Sports last night (National Hour):Host: Bob McCown
Guests: Jim Kelley from Rogers Sportsnet and Gord Kirke, a sports lawyer
Main NHL Story: The roundtable discussed the coaching situation in Calgary. On Monday's Leafs Lunch on AM640, Bill Watters suggested that Darryl Sutter fire Jim Playfair right now - That's right, 2t games INTO the playoffs. Both Kelley and Kirke found this suggestion unreasonable. They feel that the Flames are in too deep right now, both in the season and in tiredness. Suter behind the bench would not turn things around. The main reason why this won't work is that this Flames team isn't the team as the 2004 team that went to the Cup final. The current Flames team can only win at home and just barely squeaked into 8th place. The fact of the matter is, this team is playing like its record and its ability. A good point brought up by Kelley is - would this discussion happen if it were Paul Maurice or Ted Nolan - I don't think so, so why with Playfair? The only situation where Playfair might see his walking papers would be if the Flames go out in 4 games.
Bullets: What would be a bigger let down: Ottawa or Vancouver being knocked out of the playoffs? Both Kirke and Kelley agreed neither as the teams they are playing are good. The Penguins are the team of the future and the Stars has a great record heading into the playoffs. If either lose, which in the roundtable's eyes, is unlikely, Canadians will not be too upset and start chanting "Choke."
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