Chris Chelios will not have his 'Slap Shot' moment in Chicago

When news broke yesterday that the AHL's Chicago Wolves (the Atlanta Thrashers' affiliate) had fired head coach head coach Don Granato and assistant Jason Christie after a 1-5 start, we're sure we weren't alone in experiencing this hockey epiphany:Say hello to Chris Chelios(notes), player/coach of the Chicago Wolves.The notion of Chelios, the former Detroit Red Wings defenseman seeking an NHL audition with the minor league team, becoming a modern day Reggie Dunlop from "Slap Shot" would have been the stuff of hockey legend: The 47-year-old ex-champion, playing his heart out to get back to the show while leading a rag-tag bunch from the basement to contention. OK, make that hockey fantasy: Chelios has zero coaching experience, which is why one reason Wolves GM Wendell Young has already dropped the hammer on the idea of Cheli as Chicago hockey's answer to Paul Newman. From Chicago Now:"We've got a short list (of candidates) who we want to target,...