COYOTES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Criticism of Coyotes' Tippett misguided
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Saturday began so well for the Coyotes in the nation's capital.
Former Capital and Potomac, Md., native Jeff Halpern brought his teammates doughnuts and gift cards from Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, a local restaurant he co-owns. A spell of bad weather gave way to a sunny day with temperatures in the 60s, the players got a chance to bond on the road with...
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Trading For Martin Erat, Could Pay Dividends For Coyotes
(Nick Wass/AP)
The addition of Winger Martin Erat, was exactly what the Phoenix Coyotes needed to help patch up a big whole in the team’s top-six forward group. At the NHL trade deadline, General Manager Don Maloney gave up a 2015 4th round draft pick, Rostislav Klesla and Chris Brown, in exchange for Martin Erat and prospect John Mitchell. At face value, the deal...
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Washington memories vary for Erat, Ribeiro, Halpern
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- If Martin Erat left anything behind upon his hasty exit from the nation's capital, he won't have to wait long to reclaim it. Three days after arriving in Phoenix following a trade that sent defenseman Rusty Klesla, prospect Chris Brown and a 2015 fourth-round draft pick to the Capitals, Erat is returning to the place he couldn't wait to leave.
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Phoenix Coyotes acquire Martin Erat
Martin Erat received his sweet release from the Washington Captials as he was acquired by the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday along with John Mitchell in exchange for Rostislav Klesla, Chris Brown and a fourth rounder in 2015.By Kaiser matias via Wikimedia CommonsDespite having as many goals this season as goalie Mike Smith this season (just one), Coyotes GM Don Maloney admitted that...
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Radim Vrbata scores twice, Phoenix Coyotes rout Montreal Canadiens
Since the beginning of the season, Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney and coach Dave Tippett surveyed forwards Radim Vrbata and Martin Hanzal about who they thought could be the missing piece for their line.
Whether suggested from one side or the other, winger Martin Erat’s name continually popped up in the conversation and Vrbata considered him a fit. Both he and Erat are the...
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Coyotes GM thrilled new owners were willing to trade
The Arizona Republic
The NHL trade deadline came and went on Wednesday night and the Phoenix Coyotes made no moves. This was not for want of trying however. According to Coyotes general manager Don Maloney, the prices some teams demanded for players was too just too high.
“There were some players there that we liked but when you start talking about (giving up) multiple (draft...
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Phoenix Coyotes: Trade deadline post-mortem
Phoenix Coyotes: Trade deadline post-mortemIn what was a wild trade deadline, NHL fans will wake up Thursday to what is a completely different NHL. Roberto Luongo is no longer a Canuck, Ales Hemsky is no longer an Oiler, and Ryan Callahan is no longer a Rangers. Alas, almost every piece expected to move (and some non-expected) did in fact move, making for an entertaining shuffle...
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Capitals trade disgruntled Erat to Coyotes for Klesla, Brown
The Capitals traded Erat and forward John Mitchell to the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday in exchange for defenceman Rostislav Klesla, forward Chris Brown and a fourth round draft choice in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
In 53 games with the Capitals this season, Erat scored one goal and added 23 assists.
The 32-year-old has one season remaining on the seven-year, $31.5 million contract...
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James Tanner: The Coyotes at the Trade Deadline...Looking at Potential Acquisitions
Writing about the Coyotes is 99.9% of the time a pretty awesome job.
If, however, there is a single drawback, it is that the Phoenix Coyotes receive almost no league-wide coverage. Usually this isn't a real problem because all you have to do is watch the team play hockey and the stories write themselves. You know: This sucks, that sucks, they should do this, that was a...
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Phoenix Coyotes Focused On Points
(blogs.thescore.com)
Mike Smith, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Lori Korpikoski returned home from Sochi with their medals in hand and their attention back to Coyotes Hockey. During the break, Head Coach Dave Tippett had his players conditioning and practicing everyday, treating the time off as a mini camp. He stressed to his players, the importance of finishing down the stretch and picking...
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Brandon McMillan shows no rust in move to Phoenix Coyotes
While most of the Coyotes were easing back into game mode Thursday after more than two weeks off, Coyotes winger Brandon McMillan didn’t have any rust to shake off.
“I’ve had that American League schedule, so I’ve been on the ice every day,” he said. “I haven’t really had a day off in the last couple weeks, so I’m fresh.”
That might be one of the reasons why McMillan...
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Phoenix Coyotes: Prospect report
Phoenix Coyotes: Prospect reportOne of the things about playoff pushes is how the management digs deep to find whatever spark they can for their team. Very often, the solution is in house. Much like the MLB, the NHL frequently sees late season call ups with young, budding players to give them a taste of the big leagues. Such a taste is as much an audition as it is a developmental...
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Crunch time for Coyotes: 5 things to watch
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Coyotes held their final practice on Wednesday before their season resumes. The five Olympians were in attendance, defenseman Derek Morris looks close to returning to the lineup, and the team has had ample time to talk about and implement the strategies, structure and style it would like to employ over the season's final 24 games.
"We've had...
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