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Sutter takes the fall for Sharks.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| December 01, 2002 | Killion, Ann | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Well, gosh, that must be the answer.

The San Jose Sharks fired Darryl Sutter on Sunday. They lowered the ax only 18 days into the hockey season. Eighteen days? But isn't this the second month of the NHL season?

Not for the Sharks. As they were supposed to be constituted, they have only been together since defenseman Brad Stuart was signed Nov. 13, which was just three weeks after goalie Evgeni Nabokov ended his holdout.

But hey, it's panic time. Fire the coach.

"When something like this happens, we all have to share responsibility," said General Manager Dean Lombardi in a predictably tortured question and answer session Sunday evening.

But some have to share more responsibility than others. As in Sutter and assistants Rich Preston and Lorne Molleken, who are out of jobs this morning. Lombardi and team president Greg ...

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