Gretzky resigns as Coyotes coach
"Gretzky's departure had been rumored as the bankruptcy court battle between Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL over the sale of the financially troubled team dragged on."
About time?
More on this later today when I have full computer access.
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“It’s difficult to come in and be a coach right out of playing,” Doan said. “But he continued to improve every year. He got more and more comfortable. Last year, we really knew. He understood what he wanted and was doing a great job for us. Obviously, we fell apart [late in the season], but that’s more about the personnel. And that’s the thing — it’s hard for anybody to judge him. For anybody to say he was good or bad is tough because the personnel he was given wasn’t …” — Shane Doan
At that point in the ESPN interview with Pierre LeBrun, Shane’s phone cut out but the rest of the sentence isn’t hard to imagine.


























