selections. Each NHL club will be allowed to protect nine forwards and Pro- bert evidently hasn’t made the short list. Hitch has also informed Bryan Murray that he is more than wel- come to resume his duties as both generas manager and head coach, though Murray himself has in- dicated he would prefer to stick with the managerial portfolio and hire another body to handly the coaching. Murray has shown interest in Toronto Maple Leafs assistant Mike Murphy, who joined the Leafs from the Canucks when Cliff Fletcher entered the Toronto “scene. Another candidate for the _ Wings’ head coaching job is Bryan’s brother, Terry, who was recently given a huge vote of con- fidence by Washington Capitals general manager David Poile even in light of the Caps’ quick playoff exit against the New York Islanders. Poile has been offered the job - as NHL commissioner Gary Bet- for grabs? THE RUMOR mill was at full throttle during the NHL board of governors meetings recently held in New York; Detroit Red Wings’ owner Mike Ilitch, the pizza baron, spread the word that tough guy Bob Probert is on the trading block. Hitch made it known the Wings are in the market for a defensive defenceman. Detroit is looking to make some moves prior to June 24, the date expansion teams from Anaheim and Miami will exercise their draft “GOAL LINES tman’s immediate executive assis- tant. Bettman indicated to Poile in New York he’d like an answer be- fore the end of the month. All indications point to the New Jersey Devils making a coaching change, which means Herb Brooks will be the fifth to go under gen- eral manager Lou Lamoriello. The previous four include Doug Car- penter, Jim Schoenfeld, John Cunniff and Tom MeVic. Brooks was unable to provide the talented but disjointed Devils a winning identity and it didn’t help his cause when he sparred verbally all season long with Devils top scorer Claude Lemieux. Some hockey people are wondering aloud how Lamoriello has managed to survive in New Jersey. For their two home playoff games, the Devils had 9,205 empty seats. Roger Neiison's name continues to surface as the likely choice of general manager Bobby Clarke and president Bill Torrey to be named head coach of the new Miami franchise ... the ‘‘Pan- thers,”’ if you will. Mike Keenan has made Neilson a standing offer to join him as an assistant with the New York Rangers. If Miami comes through with an offer, Neilson will take it. Philadelphia Flyers’ general manager Russ Farwell continues to duck questions about the fate of head coach Bill Dineen. It isn’t any secret the Flyers made Keenan an offer prior to Keenan accepting the Rangers’ post. 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