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Jaroslav Halak shrugged off his shaky start to the season, making 29 saves as the St. Louis Blues won coach Ken Hitchcock's debut with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
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.
New St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock plans no major changes to a team off to a stumbling start.
It all happened so quickly. The St. Louis Blues changed coaches after only 13 games. Now Ken Hitchcock is in charge, an experienced hand who says he knows how to get the most out of these players.
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.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Roman Polak will miss at least one game with a laceration on his right wrist.
"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 AP and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "There were pieces that weren't firing on all cylinders and it's under my umbrella of responsibility."
"That said, if this is what gets things going, then I'm all for it," Payne said. "I wish nothing but the best for the team and this group of guys. They deserve it."
