Issue #65 — Dog Days
Dave Tippet walked into a cesspool this fall when he was handed the reigns of a team in chaos on and off the ice. There was no assurance that the team would even be in Phoenix at the start of the season, never mind have a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in eight campaigns.
Then The Great One stepped down as coach of Coyotes (perhaps the most astute assist of his storied career) and Tippet took over the fledgling team.
The desert dogs have stormed through the regular season collecting 100 point so far this year (with 5 in hand) and now sit on the brink of overtaking the Sharks for the Pacific Division title.
Not bad for an NHL team owned by the other 29 NHL teams.
Despite the conflict of interest the Coyotes walked into GM place with a 47-23-6 record and six point ahead of the Canucks in the Western Conference.
The Canucks made last nights game look easy. Henrik collected three more points and Luongo made 32 saves for a decisive 4-1 victory. Burrows scored again to increase his season total to 35 goals
The team looked good. Kesler was given a game misconduct for a questionable boarding call Derek Morris. These calls are tough and you have to give the referee some grace, especially when it comes to head shots.
I don’t know. All is well.
Next Up — Los Angeles