Complex sentence: After a team nosedive in the standings, and the firing of head coach John Paddock, General Manager Bryan Murray returned as head coach and immediately declared Gerber as the starting goaltender for the remainder of the 2007-2008 season.
Split into simpler sentences: After a team slump in the standings, and the firing of head coach John Paddock, current GM Bryan Murray returned as head coach. Murray then declared Gerber as the starting goaltender for the remainder of the 2007-2008 season.