TIPPETT MOVING ON?

I bet that headline got your attention.

Not what you were probably thinking though.

Instead, what I’m talking about is the very real probability that Dave Tippett will be moving on to Team Canada’s bench for the upcoming World Ice Hockey Championships in Switzerland once the Stars disaster of a season sinks into the Pacific following the finale against the Ducks.

Former Stars G.M. Doug Armstrong is the man in charge of piecing it together and he has hockey management up and comer Joe Nieuwendyk assisting him, so it has a decided Stars-hockey flavor to it, plus, due to Armstrong and Tippett’s strong relationship and the coaches availability it makes the decision almost a no-brainer.

My guess is the bench staff will include recently fired Rangers coach Tom Renney, Tippett and maybe Lindy Ruff from the Sabres.

This season Tippett couldn’t get his Swiss-born goalie to play worth a damn in North America - maybe he’ll have better luck getting a Canadian tender to shine in Switzerland.