Blues Fire Davis Payne hire Ken Hitchcock

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The St. Louis Blues have changed coaches after a disappointing 6-7 start, firing Davis Payne and hiring Ken Hitchcock to a contract through next season.

The 40-year-old Payne was the second-youngest coach in the NHL but got only one full season with St. Louis after being hired in January 2010.

"It's shocking and it's disappointing, but in the end, you're responsible for all the areas of your hockey team," Payne said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "There were pieces that weren't firing on all cylinders and it's under my umbrella of responsibility."

Tags: Ken Hitchcock St. Louis Blues Coach Davis Payne Fired
NHL Trade Rumor Created on Monday, 07 November 2011 09:06
 

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