Keenan in Calgary

According to press reports, Sutter took Playfair out behind the barn, and  Keenan is now the head coach in Calgary.

Bad news: Calgary, CBC, TSN, and the rest are going to have to put up with Keenan's foibles for the next 18 months (his approximate shelf-life these days).

Good News: For players and fans not in Calgary--hey, we don't have to worry about Keenan showing up as a mid-season replacement.

Question--is Keenan the answer to the question that the Flames management is asking? Or should be asking?  Granted, Keenan might bully and push the Flames into the playoffs, and maybe they'll get a little further in. But given Keenan's habit of leaving a mess behind when he's no longer welcome, can Calgary afford to have another 3-5 seasons rebuilding? They've finally recovered their goaltending from the "we don't need Mike Vernon" screw-up, and they did that with one of the Sharks extra goalies. 

Kiprusoff doesn't strike me as the sort of goalie who will put up with Keenan's guff--does he get traded in the patented "I'm in charge here, and don't you forget it" Keenan first moves, or does he gut and filet Keenan on HNIC, ala Arturs Irbe and the Vancouver Canucks? Or will he decide that Finland is darned nice this time of year, and just not come back?

And somewhere in Quebec, Stephane Matteau is at a Bell Canada kiosk, changing the number on his cell phone.....