Coyote Tracks - December 16th, 2009 - I Love Rakes
by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2009 3:00 AM MST
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Seriously, these things are everywhere. Get to raking!
Yeah it's Phoenix Coyotes at the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight which means that there are a lot more articles about the COyotes out there than usual. Frankly most of them are fairly nice even if a certain someone had to go write yet another article about our attendance. Anyhow. Lots of activity today. Preview will be up midday, Gamethread at 5:00 for the game at 5:30. Expect lots of Leaf fans visiting from Pension Plan Puppets, but if you feel anyone's being troll like remember those flag buttons and we'll get them dealt with as fast as possible.
Coyotes Links
USA Today had 3 big articles about the Coyotes for your browsing pleasure:
Q&A: Potential Coyotes owner Keith McCullough - USATODAY.com
Ice Edge Holdings chairman Keith McCullough talks about how to make the Coyotes competitive on and off the ice.
Coyotes aiming to reconnect with fans after bankruptcy - USATODAY.com
As the Phoenix Coyotes' financial woes got worse late last season, executive vice president Jeff Holbrook recalled his days with the bankrupt Buffalo Sabres in 2003 when that team worried about having enough pucks for games and cash for payroll.
Eight reasons the Coyotes will end their seven-year playoff drought - USATODAY.com
The Phoenix Coyotes haven't made the playoffs since 2001-02, but USA TODAY hockey reporter Kevin Allen believes they will break through this season. Here's why:...
Day 1 roundup from NHL board of governors' meetings - ESPN
Pierre LeBrun Blog on ESPN.com. - Features a lot about the goings on at Pebble Beach Concerning the Coyotes.
San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle takes rap for hit that caused his injury - San Jose Mercury News
Dan Boyle said Monday he has only himself, not Phoenix Coyotes forward Taylor Pyatt, to blame for the bang-bang collision that left him writhing on the ice in pain in the final seconds of San Jose's 2-1 loss Saturday night at Jobing.com Arena.
Praising Arizona: Coyotes dig deep
Ilya Bryzgalov is a goaltender by trade. But his true passion is in construction.
CBCSports.ca - Blogs - Not everyone believes Phoenix is a viable hockey market
Really? You don't say... You mean to tell me there are Naysayers about hockey in Phoenix? I just can't believe it.
Coyotes in high spirits; low in attendance - The Globe and Mail
Despite off-ice distractions Phoenix have enjoyed on-ice success this season in the NHL; Which is good, but hey don't forget that they have low attendance. Seriously. They do . You wouldn't think being shoved around in bankruptcy court would have an effect on a team, but it does. Wow. :-P
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Its probably best just to flag me now before I start drinking
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Dec 16, 2009 11:57 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Rec’d for truth, flagged by request.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
by Travis Hair on Dec 16, 2009 12:16 PM MST up reply actions
I'LL TROLL YOUR FACE!!!
just kidding, your awesome
but seriously, your face = trolled
Puns, Innuendo and Bad Spelling, Yes We Got That
by JaredFromLondon on Dec 16, 2009 12:12 PM MST reply actions
Come on Jared.
At least use proper grammar when you’re trolling.
Gawd.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
That's what I was saying guys.
THat ya’ll are typically cool. But we had some early trolls last night. So I didn’t want any others comin’ round.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
ARe you sure? BEcause I think you should probably ban them all. ALl of them.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 16, 2009 12:16 PM MST up reply actions
SHut it CH!
YOu’re just grumpy because you’re going to pick in the late teens at the draft this year.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
BAn this guy first.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 16, 2009 12:19 PM MST up reply actions
They should ban your face. And your ma. Because you’re all gay.
Wait, this isn’t YouTube…
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IF it was, you’d also have used at least 2 racial slurs by now.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 16, 2009 12:23 PM MST up reply actions
I’m building up for the grand finale.
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attaboy
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 16, 2009 12:29 PM MST up reply actions
Quick Q for Odie/Toronto-ites(?)
When did Mirtle become such a Phoenix-hater? I started reading his blog a few years back and I remember him generally being positive towards the “untraditional” markets. And when he took the SB Natio gig, he was generally really positive about most things, and even during the early months of the Moyes fiasco this summer, I thought he was generally supportive.
After that, something seems to have happened where he has become a poster boy for the Make It Seven campaign. I know he’s a G&M guy, so maybe that’s all there is to it…just curious. I’ll still read his stuff because I think he’s a good writer and makes good points, but he’s being a little obnoxious towards us faithful Coyotes fans…
Anyways, just curious…Odie, when can I start banning people! I got my big rubber stamp raring to go :)
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Hrmmm, but I’ve been a Globe guy for years and years, so that can’t be it.
Guess we’ll have to keep thinking on this one…
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by James Mirtle on Dec 16, 2009 1:18 PM MST up reply actions
Damn, you’re quick. Do you have an alert set or something?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Dec 16, 2009 1:23 PM MST up reply actions
Mirtle is omnipotent like all writers. He can pop up any time you mention his name or whenever he wants to
Space Weed Says Telling it like it is without a care about the mainstream's feelings
"DO NOT get stuck behind Kyle Wellwood in the buffet line. This isn't really etiquette, but it will prevent you from starving to death"- Down Goes Brown on Etiquette for Jason Spezza's wedding
by Kevin Sellathamby on Dec 16, 2009 1:28 PM MST up reply actions
This.
It often happens when maple leaf blogs mention Phoenix. But only if I feel like it.
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
All right, a serious response:
My piece isn’t meant to bug Coyotes fans (it’s not meant for them at all, really, given who reads our paper) but to just pass along an anecdote about what it’s like watching NHL games in an empty rink. That’s it.
There have been a lot of NHL teams in bankruptcy that haven’t had attendance issues this bad. There haven’t hardly been any teams with arenas this empty in the last 20 years, actually. The contrast between those games and the one the Coyotes play tonight is newsworthy here, even if that’s “obnoxious.”
Read the story again — there’s a lot of positive stuff in there about the Coyotes.
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by James Mirtle on Dec 16, 2009 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
There really was.
I had to check the header to make sure you were still writing at the Globe and Mail. Kidding! (Mostly)
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
There were some positives (I did have to read it twice). And I understand that there’s an anecdotal angle to it, I suppose. I’m not meaning to bug you James because I do really love the insight you give…I’m just tired of feeling persecuted as a fan of my teams, I guess. It’s not personal and I need to stop taking it as such…
That being said, though, the attendance issues are really turning around a bit now that there is some clarity that the team isn’t going anywhere and they are doing some proactive marketing. There hasn’t been a truly small crowd (i.e., under 7,000) in over a month. The crowd for the Tampa Bay game a few weeks ago (a Monday night game against a team that doesn’t have a lot of transplant fans in Phoenix) was really quite impressive…by Phoenix standards…
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by Jordan Ellel on Dec 16, 2009 2:46 PM MST up reply actions
I’ll write about it as the fans come back, if that’s the case.
I was just trying to get across what it’s like in an 18,000-seat rink with 5,000 people in it. Blame zyllyx for writing about it on FFH and piquing my interest!
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by James Mirtle on Dec 16, 2009 2:59 PM MST up reply actions
Nice…we can keep this handy for later…
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by Jordan Ellel on Dec 16, 2009 2:47 PM MST up reply actions
Preview up!
http://www.fiveforhowling.com/2009/12/16/1203349/coyotes-at-maple-leafs-game-34
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