So what is heHe's this year's Andrew Ladd

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At his age, he most likely appreciates each year a little more nowadays. Right now five Super Bowl coaches are available, with two former Raider coaches among them. Jon Gruden and Mike Shanahan clearly won't come back to Oakland, leaving Bill Cowher, Mike Holmgren, and Jim Fassel as the other three. Cowher and Holmgren may have GM/Coach aspirations, but would Oakland be the right environment for someone to plunge intoThe Raider team is in such bad shape, making it an excellent opportunity for a veteran coach who wants to reaffirm his leadership and reputation. Any success on the field would be a credit to the man roving the sidelines not in the owner's box. There is some talent, but the talent and the scheme haven't always been in alignment. A coach and GM granted the authority to change that are the best option Davis has right now.It is highly likely that Davis will take a run at Cowher or Holmgren, but will lose out to a slightly better team. Davis MUST bring in a GM, and let that GM take a run at a younger coach, or even a re-tread with low miles. The bottom line is that the key ingredient for the Raiders is a "culture change" from the owner's box to the coach's desk to the locker room. The roster has some talent at key positions, but changing everything about the organization starting at the GM and the coach is key to any future success. The Raider Nation will return to the stadium in droves once a winner is put on the field. Even the most stalwart of fans have grown tired of defending the moves the organization has made in recent years. Now is the time for Al to make a defining move, a surprising move, and a necessary move to return the Raiders to greatness. Al needs to change everything, starting with himself.. Throughout last season I was a strong believer that Troy Brouwer had no business being with the Chicago Blackhakws. Moreover, he had no business playing on the top line, with the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.But what is his actual role with the BlackhawksAlthough Brouwer had always been a dominate force in the AHL, he was never able to bring those "AHL hands" to the NHL and before this season really never knew who he was with the Blackhawks.Is he a top six forwardIf you looked at his AHL numbers you would probably think so. He was getting time on the top two lines with the likes of Toews, Kane and Patrick Sharp.So is he a fourth line checker/tough guyWell no. He may be a big body that likes to bang and get physical, but he also has above average hands for his size and probably wouldn't flourish in that role.So what is heHe's this year's Andrew Ladd. All of which are impressive numbers.So what does this mean for the BlackhawksWell, it means that the likes of Andrew Ladd and possibly Dustin Byfuglien are expendable in the offseason.Now I don't mean that you could go and get rid of Ladd and Byfuglien, because you do need a number of big physical forwards in your lineup.

Company Updates Fiscal 2009 Annual EPS Guidance RangeLAS VEGAS(Business Wire)Best Buy Co., Inc (NYSE:BBY): Monthly Revenue Summary - Fiscal December(U.S. dollars in billions) Fiscal December 2009 Fiscal Fiscal RevenueRevenue ChangeDecember 2009December 2008 Comparable Store Comparable StoreSales Change1Sales Change1 Total Company$7.5 4(6.5) 1.5Domestic Segment $5.9 (1)(6.8) 0.3International Segment$1.6 292(4.2) 7.6 1 Comprised of revenue at stores, call centers and Web sites operating for at least 14 full months, as well as remodeled and expanded locations. Relocated stores are excluded from the comparable store sales calculation until at least 14 full months after reopening. Acquired stores are included in the comparable store sales calculation beginning with the first full quarter following the first anniversary of the date of the acquisition. The calculation of the comparable store sales change excludes the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.