His firing was considered an inevitability back when Bowman was hired, but it sounds like the Hawks have legitimate beefs with his management - meaning the pink slip wasn't simply a formality.
The RFA situation was a very obvious, very public F-up. The team is lucky he managed to sign the guys in question.
Then there's the Martin Havlat stuff. If you don't have Twitter or aren't following Havlat, here's some of his most recent "tweets":
Lot's of people are telling me to stay quiet but shouldn't the fans know the truth? It's your loyalty, season ticket money and emotions here.
I guess everyone saw what happened to Dale....yes, the story is starting to come out but it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Excited to be in Minny where I was welcomed and appreciated by management. The real story about what happened in Chicago to come out.
Yikes. Some serious bad blood there, despite the fact Tallon signed Havlat to a big, long term deal the first time. It's going to be fascinating when Martin spills the beans because NHL players are usually so tight-lipped.
EDIT - Looks like I've misread the situation. According to Mirtle and some of Havlat's more recent tweets, Tallon apparently wasn't at all the target of his discontent.
