What about Stan Bowman? Does he have to step up, too?

A week ago, we wondered if the Bruins could get him to come out of retirement. Now, we seem to have an answer: We don’t really know.

The general manager of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers, Bryan Murray, apparently liked what he saw in a game at Boston’s Prudential Center earlier this month. That’s when he sat Bowman down and told him he wanted to call Stan and see if he had interestWhat about Stan Bowman?” the media said. As for the Penguins, it is not the first time they have fired coaches. Phil Bourque was fired after the 1996-97 season. The Penguins have fired coaches before (Jim Rutherford, Jim Corsi in 1993-94, and then Ron Wilson in 1995).

With the loss of Mats Sundin, the Pens would not just have fired Sundin, they would have fired the entire front office as well. It is like firing the team’s frontWhat about Stan Bowman?

This was the year of the rookie with the best start to a season in franchise history. And it began with his first goal, his first assist, his first time being picked by an opposing captain, and his first multi-goal game.

But after a shaky first month, things have been on a tear. All-star winger Patrick Kane and a surging Steven Stamkos have led the way for the Maple Leafs, with a trio of first-rounders (Travis Dermott

title: What about Stan Bowman?

What about Stan Bowman? Does he have to step up, too?

A week ago, we wondered if the Bruins could get him to come out of retirement. Now, we seem to have an answer: We don’t really know.

The general manager of the expansion Atlanta Thrashers, Bryan Murray, apparently liked what he saw in a game at Boston’s Prudential Center earlier this month. That’s when he sat Bowman down and told him he wanted to call Stan and see if he had interestWhat about Stan Bowman?” the media said. As for the Penguins, it is not the first time they have fired coaches. Phil Bourque was fired after the 1996-97 season. The Penguins have fired coaches before (Jim Rutherford, Jim Corsi in 1993-94, and then Ron Wilson in 1995).

With the loss of Mats Sundin, the Pens would not just have fired Sundin, they would have fired the entire front office as well. It is like firing the team’s frontWhat about Stan Bowman?

This was the year of the rookie with the best start to a season in franchise history. And it began with his first goal, his first assist, his first time being picked by an opposing captain, and his first multi-goal game.

But after a shaky first month, things have been on a tear. All-star winger Patrick Kane and a surging Steven Stamkos have led the way for the Maple Leafs, with a trio of first-rounders (Travis Dermott