Denis Savard will no longer have to commit to the Indian. He was fired today by the Blackhawks. Joel Quenneville is now the new coach.

From the Blackhawks site:

Quenneville, 50, has registered a .592 regular-season winning percentage in parts of 11 years as a head coach in the National Hockey League, including seven seasons behind the St. Louis Blues’ bench (1996-2004) and three with the Colorado Avalanche (2005-08). A veteran of 839 regular-season games as a head coach, he is 155 games over .500 (438-283-118). He most recently served as the bench boss for the Avalanche last season, posting a 44-31-7 record before being signed by the Blackhawks as a pro scout in September.