08 February, 2012

Category Archives: Phoenix Coyotes

Caps’ Win is Boudreau’s 200th: Caps 4 / Yotes 3

Coyotes Avoid Deportation

A Shoe Is Dropping in Winnipeg, and It’s Being Heard in Washington

Two storylines this offseason loom of greatest interest to me: in what manner will general manager George McPhee reshape his playoff-failing roster, and will there be an initial domino to fall in franchise relocation space. The answers to that first storyline are weeks, at least, away. However, the past week had brought significant developments related to [...]

Backpacking Through Europe, NHL-Style

Six teams will be starting their seasons with games in Europe for the 2010/11 season. The NHLPA announced today the following games:

Winning is in the Air for Washington Hockey

The Washington Capitals were set up for a letdown last night against the Phoenix Coyotes, but the team was able to hold on to the lead and prevail 4-2. A particular one minute and thirty second span of time in the third period proved key to  the Caps. With time winding down, Nicklas Backstrom took [...]

Desert Dogs’ Bark Worse Than Bite: Caps 4 / Coyotes 2

That’s not to say it wasn’t a close game.

Hockey Sweater Obsessives, Your Ship Has Arrived

Paul Lukas of Uni Watch fame has published his NHL preview, chock full of hockey uniform photos from new sweaters, to memorial patches, to the sneaky “C” that Roberto Luongo added to his mask since by NHL rules no goaltender may wear the captaincy “C” on his jersey. So if you’re into the details of [...]

No More Black Jerseys (A Plea)

Now I’m not saying the Washington Capitals necessarily should choose our third jersey design ‚Äî granted, I’m partial to it, but I’m clearly biased as the one who Photoshopped it. But as Jibblescribbits (via Puck Daddy) points out, 12 black jerseys in the NHL is too damned many already, so hopefully the Caps will at [...]

First-Round Flops Over the Years

No team can get it right in round one every year, even drafting very high. And at times all teams get it really wrong then. A survey such as this is a powerful reminder of the crapshoot that is selecting 18-year-old hockey players. However, it is also an invitation for fans to react with, “What [...]

In Phoenix, Wheel(er) of Misfortune

Remember the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and the heads that turned — swiveled fully a la Linda Blair in ‘The Exorcist,’ actually — when Phoenix selected Minnesota high school junior Blake Wheeler with the 5th overall pick?¬†Wheeler that spring was a riser of a prospect, but Phoenix — to wide and loud ridicule from the [...]

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