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Leafs, Tampering and a Modest Proposal

Found July 10, 2009 on Bitter Leaf Fan:
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings

In 1986, the Detroit Red Wings were so bad they might as well have played in boots.Coach Harry Neale got the team off to a 8-23-4 record before being fired. His replacement Brad Park was even worse, going 9-34-2 the rest of the way.At the end of the '86 season, Red Wings GM Devellano knew he had to make a change behind the bench and offered the coaching job to Jacques Demers.There was one problem
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