Phoenix Coyotes

WHO ARE THESE GUYS???
HALF WAY THROUGH THE SEASON AND THE PHOENIX COYOTES ARE STILL WINNING HOCKEY GAMES…
LAST WEEK THESE SAME DESERT DOGS…DROPPED THE CANUCKS 3-2 IN A SHOOTOUT…
WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE…THE ONLY GAME THE CANUCKS HAVE LOST…IN THEIR LAST 7…
VANCOUVER IS NOT THE ONLY TEAM LOOKING UP TO THE COYOTES…
THERE’S ALSO:

1) DETROIT…
2) ST. LOUIS…
3) ANAHEIM…AND…
4) COLUMBUS…

ALL 5 OF WHICH “MADE” THE PLAYOFFS LAST SEASON…
SO QUESTION STANDS…
HOW ARE THEY DOING IT???
JUST LOOK AT THEIR ROSTER…
THEIR POINTS LEADER IS SHANE DOAN…WITH A MERE 28…
GOOD ENOUGH FOR 76TH PLACE IN THE SCORING RACE…
AND THEIR LEADING GOAL SCORER IS…SCOTTIE UPSHALL WITH JUST 14…
GOOD ENOUGH FOR 38TH PLACE…
YET…IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY THE COYOTES WOULD GO IN AS THE NUMBER 4 SEED…
NOT BAD FOR A TEAM THAT HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DANCE IN 8 LONG YEARS…
IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE THIS WAY…
THE FRANCHISE SPENT ALL OF LAST SUMMER IN BANKRUPTCY COURT…
IT STILL DOES NOT HAVE AN OWNER…
EVEN HEAD COACH WAYNE GRETZKY WALKED AWAY…
HIS REPLACEMENT…DAVE TIPPETT DID NOT ARRIVE AT TRAINING CAMP UNTIL SEPTEMBER THE 24TH…
BUT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TURNING POINT…THAT APPEARS TO BE IT…
TIPPETT HAS BROUGHT STRUCTURE TO THIS TEAM…
AND AS A RESULT…THE COYOTES HAVE SURRENDERED JUST 103 GOALS…
ONLY CHICAGO HAS GIVEN UP FEWER IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE…
THAT DEFENSIVE STYLE HAS RESULTED IN A CAREER YEAR…FOR GOALTENDER ILYA BRYZGALOV…
WHO’S GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE IS NOW 4TH BEST IN THE NHL…
IT IS UNREALISTIC TO BELIEVE THE COYOTES CAN MAINTAIN THIS PACE…IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON…
BUT AS FANS IN PHOENIX HAVE LEARNED…
IF THE CARDINALS CAN GET TO A SUPER BOWL…ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE…