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COYOTES HIP CHECK. Phoenix Coyotes Insight : Shooting Straight from the Hip.
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Celebrated our country’s birthday in grand style with most of the ususal suspects and some family from Tucson. Interesting mix of people from lots of walks of life, Much like our country, it was a melting pot event. I’d like to take the time to send a quick shout out to all you service folks [...]
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Loading ...Okay in day 2 of the Free Agent period I have had time to do some research… Don Maloney became a genius when he got Bryzgalov from the Ducks for free. The Coyotes proved they aren’t too stingy nor too broke to pay for what they really want when they signed Breezy to the 4 year [...]
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Despite the warning that we would not be looking at ‘elite’ players… Does anyone else feel let down? Maybe depressed or some how cheated? Is it just me? Should I drink more koolaide and then go over to coyotes.com and stare at the new rookie pictures/movies on Facebook until I believe again? Jeebus! who knew the [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...So much to see and maybe it all means jack since it was, after all practice and a chance to evaluate what the kids need to work on in order to be successful at the next level. But maybe it also meant a culling process, which kids to invite to training camp, to see who [...]
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So, after the usual web prowling, I noticed something new. Something that doesn’t happen that much in Coyotes country during the offseason. Curiosity, speculation, hope and enthusiasm. WOW! Everyone and their mother has a question or a specualtion about the desert dogs. Well, I gathered up some of the questions and grabbed my courage and bearded [...]
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Quick hit before going off to work… Pictures speak a thousand words so I’ll let the pics speak for me today. It was a blast (I don’t know who has more fun, us or the rookies). Great group of kids, hardly any shy ones in the bunch. Amazing how much difference a year makes in [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...There were very few people there. Not at all like last year when we picked up KT. Probably about 50 to 60 people, Gintonio, Heeter and 3 news cameras. I tried very hard not to focus all my attention on the new kids (I didn’t look at my program to find out who was who [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...The second day of the draft was just as crazy if not crazier than the first. Lots of trading and action. With so much depth, the swinging for the fences didn’t really start until the 4th and 5th rounds. 49 PHX (from OTT) JARED STAAL Aug 21, 1990 THUNDER BAY, ON CAN 6′ 3″ 198 OHL SUDBURY RW 69 PHX MICHAEL STONE Jun 7, 1990 WINNIPEG, MB CAN 6′ 3″ 200 WHL CALGARY D 76 PHX (from NSH) MATHIEU BRODEUR Jun 21, 1990 LAVAL, [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...A chance to have your voice heard by the NHL. We are planning to send out a survey in the next week asking fans around the league about their experience this year when attending NHL games. Unfortunately, the Phoenix Coyote representation in the NHL Fan Face Off Panel is among the lowest of any of the teams. [...]
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It’s finally here! (I need cheering icon or emoticons) Draft day and we have 8th pick for today. No drama for the #1 overall but lots of drama available for the rest of the round. With Stamkos still leading the pack and TBL (not being fools) will watch him don the blue lightning bolt. But everything [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...One more Bullet b4 getting to Rhino’s report card… June 23 - 28th is newcomers camp if you wanna see the rookies and prospects do their thing and on June 25th is a rookie open house from 6-9pm with Mueller, Turris, Porter, MacLean at the Job. Reinprecht B+ For a 32 year old, not as fast [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...*** Looks like Wheels has landed. In Beantown. Lots of reports that the BigRig has chosen Boston as his team of choice. Since this entry is purely informational I will save you all from my vitriol and leave it at this barebones announcement. *** Tampa Bay has apparently asked for permission to court Toc for an [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...GLENDALE, Ariz. — Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney announced today the Coyotes 2008-09 preseason schedule. The Coyotes will open the eight-game preseason schedule on Monday, Sept. 22 when they travel to Los Angeles to take on the Kings at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the Coyotes will host the Calgary Flames at the MTS [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Morris - A- DMo is one of my favorite players on and off the ice. He improved his physical conditioning and his public relation skills. He became a shut down monster, he hit like a freight train but only had a handful of penalties. His shot from the blue instilled fear in the black hearts [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Yeah you already know my opinion, ad nauseum on Yentle. So in the interest of fairness… HTH will give you his take on Yandle the Mishandle, errr sorry… on Keith Yandle’s grade. HT on Yandle, aka. Onyx’s whipping boy… Yandle - C+ Dispite Onyx’s blatant attempt at influencing the jury with the video below of one of [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...It was surprising to me not to get much feedback on Jovo. He was without a doubt one of the players on the hot seat most of the season. His price tag and brain farts were legend. The advent of another whipping boy(Yandle) and JV’s ascendency within the ranks of scoring defensemen got him off [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Although I am still in mourning for Kapi, the blog must go on. And in the spirit of unsigned heroes I guess we can move on to Da Brat. Vrbata A- They just don’t come much streakier than this guy. I have followed Vbrat since his rookie days in Colorado and not once has he been [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Damn… so it begins. Apparently we will begin the purges. According to the AkBars site, Niko ‘lil ninja’ Kapanen has been scooped up by Ak Bars Kazan. Just damn. I really loved watching the Mighty Finn play. Hustle and gusto and heart and effort every shift. You will be missed Niko… you will be sorely missed. http://www.ak-bars.ru/news/3522.html
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Boynton B- NickyBoy had some major gaffes at the beginning of the season (most notably when we first got Breezy and Nick was bouncing pucks into our own net) but all of a sudden he just … clicked. Boynk was pinching successfully, hitting like the blueline freight train we all loved, going to battle for his teammates [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Hossa - incomplete. Again with the not enough time schtick. Marcel wasn’t here long enough to make his impact felt. He was strong defensively but not much else. Towards the tail end of the season we saw lil Hoss with a lot of chances, he started actually looking for the puck, looking for the net and [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Hanzal - B+ The kid most likely to need seasoning in SA turned out to be one of the best assets up the middle. Once Hanzal figured out that not only could he play in the NHL, he found out that size does matter. We saw a heroic shutdown defensive center develop right before our [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...QuickHit (still don’t have internet at home…) It’s a unique problem that faces the Yotes next season, where do you put all the talent? When you’ve got the Hobey Baker Winner, a kid that comes into the AHL cup run and nets a hat trick, the 3rd pick overall in 2006, waiting in the wings for 2008-2009 [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Sorry it will be a little bit before I can finish the report cards on the players and move on to the staff and organization report cards… and then onto the speculations for draft and possible rosters… sighhh, so much to talk about and I have no internet. The good news is Onyx got a house!!! woohoo! [...]
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(Rate this post) Loading ...Winnik - A This is one grade that could take all day to write up. A 9th round draft choice that once strutted the ranks of the ECHL, Dwin had an amazing year. This is the guy who made the BigKidz line click. Hell, he had an impact w/ every line he played on. I can’t [...]
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