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David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 25, 2006 12:00 AM
CALGARY, Alberta - Wayne Gretzky was only joking the other day when he told reporters that if the Coyotes keep losing that he might become the first NHL owner to fire himself as head coach.
On Tuesday, he made it clear that he is not considering taking such a drastic measure, even though his team has limped to a 2-8-0-0 start in his second season.
“I’ll do anything that will help us win,” Gretzky said before Tuesday’s game against the Flames. “At this point in time, I don’t think (resigning) is the issue for me to even address. We just need a good, solid effort out of everybody. If we do that, then winning will take care of itself.”
Gretzky also reiterated that the Coyotes are not pursuing trades for new players.
“Are we actively trying to trade anybody right now? No,” Gretzky said. “Would we listen to each and every phone call? Absolutely. . . . Right now (a player’s) goals and assists don’t cut it for me. Points don’t cut it for me. Winning games cuts it for me.”
Gretzky led Phoenix to a 38-39-5 record in 2005-06.
Expectations were higher entering this season because of some off-season acquisitions - Ed Jovanovski, Georges Laraque and Jeremy Roenick - that appeared to make the team stronger. Through the first nine games, those players had not made an impact, and the team’s chemistry appeared to be off.
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