21.   John Kerr, after all, was coaching a team that was barely a year old when he got the ax.

22.   Kotite said he was not aware that Barber came dangerously close to getting the ax last season.

23.   Leading candidates to get the ax ...

24.   Not to mix topics, but Phil Donahue recently got the ax in New York.

25.   One more member might get the ax.

26.   Resident Glen Jones said he was glad to see the department get the ax.

27.   Raeder, dumped by the Bruins last spring when Steve Kasper got the ax, spent this season as a scout with the Sharks and color commentator for SportsChannel.

28.   So sports that produce no Olympic medalists or sell few tickets are likely to get the ax.

29.   That means workers on factory floors to managers in corner offices will continue to get the ax.

30.   This is not the first time that Macintosh users prevented Quicken from getting the ax.