Coyotes Commit to the Tank - Fall to Devils 5-2
by Travis Hair on Mar 12, 2009 8:53 PM MST
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Really? You could have fooled me tonight...
That was a pretty terrible game. Let's break down exactly what the Coyotes didn't do well. I could just say everything, but that's not really fair. They scored twice so I guess that's something. But overall a pretty poor showing. Upshall came to play again. He's been super since he came from Philly. Prust got into a couple of scraps so those that thought we didn't have a fighter anymore can dig that. After that though, not a lot of good to report on. The Defense was attrocious. They were turning over the puck, leaving guys wide open, it was ugly. While I know Jovo has some defenders is it a coincidence that he's on the ice for the first two Devils' goals? Not really. He's way up there in terms of the minus side of the +/-. THe checking game was around for about 5 minutes and vanished after that. It looked like they were starting to pack it in with maybe 6 or 7 guys actually playing and the rest just skating around. It's really got me thinking that someone will be sitting Wayne down over the summer to have a talk. I don't know who's in power to do that, but someone has to because this team looks horrible right now. Not that they have anything to play for anymore except for a better draft pick. They're doing a great job of it too, letting teams like the Islanders win and such. We're pretty much mathematically eliminated from contention though. If only the Avs could win a few games we'd be set. Tavares here we come!
Tank for Tavares / Hurl for Hedman / Cower for Cowen Standings:
Team GP W L OTL PTS GF GA
| NY Islanders | 68 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 54 | 171 | 220 |
| Atlanta | 67 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 58 | 201 | 227 |
| Tampa Bay | 68 | 22 | 32 | 14 | 58 | 177 | 224 |
| Colorado | 67 | 29 | 37 | 1 | 59 | 178 | 211 |
| Phoenix | 68 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 62 | 168 | 210 |
| Ottawa | 67 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 64 | 173 | 195 |
| Los Angeles | 66 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 67 | 176 | 193 |
| Toronto | 69 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 67 | 201 | 243 |
| St. Louis | 66 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 68 | 185 | 196 |
| Minnesota | 66 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 70 | 171 | 162 |
| Dallas | 67 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 70 | 193 | 207 |
| Anaheim | 68 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 70 | 190 | 200 |
| Edmonton | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 71 | 187 | 203 |
| Nashville | 68 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 71 | 173 | 189 |
| Buffalo | 68 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 75 | 200 | 189 |
| Columbus | 68 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 76 | 189 | 189 |
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i agree
i think that our new players have really shown up, especially upshall.. that line has produced a lot lately, but not enough for the W. or it might just be that the other lines play like they don’t care.
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by phoenixcoyotes17 on Mar 12, 2009 9:06 PM MST reply actions
Sheesh, we can't even tank well
How can we let COL tank better than us? Srsly!
Watch, we’ll win enough to get 7th place in the draft and go off the board for the guy who should be in the bottom of the friggin 3rd round!
We’re not even doormats some nights, more like 3 year olds whose trailer trash parents feed us and the dog beer to watch us run around bumpin into stuff and falling down.
Takin over the NHL, 1 blocked shot at a time... Go Z!
We can learn much from you
How is it you manage all those losses without the stupid (and tank-detrimental) point gained in overtime? If it weren’t for those, we’d be the tankiest! Teach us, please.
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I will try to use this power only for good, but I make no promises.
The key is to suck for the ENTIRE game. YOu really have to want it. You can’t slowly let the game slip away becuase you might wait too long.
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The key is to suck for the ENTIRE game.
Oh, that’s it. I knew we were missing something key. Thanks!
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It also doesn’t hurt to have Jovanovski on your team. He get’s assists on the other teams’ goals with regularity.
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by Travis Hair on Mar 13, 2009 10:19 AM MST up reply actions
Dammit!
We had one guy who could do that, but then we traded him to FLA for splodeybones v 2.0 (Mike Van Ryn). Who’dve thunk that McCabe could have helped the Leafs?
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here, here
(clapping hands and bowing low)…having jovo is like a guaranteed screwup or two every game…
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
by goldenbear64 on Mar 13, 2009 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
avalanche
colorado should really learn how to lose in overtime if they want to tank with the best of em. I wish I knew how many overtime wins they had, but Im sure if they were around .500 in OT, theyd be right up at the top of the tank for tavares standings
by wiscopantherfan on Mar 13, 2009 9:51 AM MST reply actions
they are 11-1 in overtime and shootouts! leading to a 18-37 record in regulation. thats about a 1:2 ratio, so they should have easly been able to sit on a 4-8 overtime/so record = 52 points
by wiscopantherfan on Mar 13, 2009 9:58 AM MST up reply actions
Keep up the good work ;-)
Phx @ Col on April 1st could be an important Tank game :)
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by Travis Hair on Mar 13, 2009 10:01 AM MST up reply actions
i dont't think that
we are that good at tanking….lousy coaching, lousy trades, poor decisions led us to this point..if changes had been made earlier we might have still been in the hunt…but tanking…not too sure
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
Oh you're probably right.
But since we can’t get rid of any of that now, i’m going with the sunny happier feeling story that we’re going to miss the playoffs so we’re tanking to get a really good pick. If we end up with #3 or 4 you better believe we’re gonna try and turn that and our other first round pick into # 1 or 2.
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sort of pathetic
that we are reduced to being chicago cubs fans….wait’ll next year….dayum
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
Not yet...
We’re waiting for next year for now. But Next Year we’ll be waiting for nothing. THat’ll be easier if we have Tavares or Hedman :)
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odds are
we’ll be just good enough to slip into the 5-6-7 slot in the draft…
the yotes 3rd uni sucks
Shut it!
We’ll have none of that talk here mister! If we’re not going to the Playoffs then we better tank our collective arses off! I’ll not have this ruined by your winning ways… ;)
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roflmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you go, odie
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