NHL: Wieder nix gegen die Stars…

7.12.2006 von Coyote.

Gegen Dallas kann Phoenix in dieser Saison scheinbar nicht gewinnen. Positives gibt es eigentlich nix zu melden, was bei einer 0:3 Niederlage auch nicht verwundert.

ESPN: Boxscore Recap

Das schreibt AZCentral:

Coyotes blanked by Stars again

Associated Press
Dec. 6, 2006 09:09 PM

DALLAS - Marty Turco made 25 saves for his 27th NHL shutout, and Sergei Zubov scored an early power-play goal in the Dallas Stars’ 3-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night.

Mike Ribeiro and Philippe Boucher added goals for the Stars, who’ve won three straight.

Dallas had a two-man advantage less than a minute after the opening faceoff and Zubov scored at 2:03. Phoenix goalie Curtis Joseph was screened and he never reacted to the drive from just beyond the left circle, Zubov’s fourth goal of the season.

Ribeiro made it 2-0 at 17:57 of the second period with his sixth goal, a one-timer from low in the left circle after a setup by Jere Lehtinen.

Boucher’s one-timer from the left point while Dallas held a two-man advantage extended the lead to 3-0 with 2:30 remaining.

Turco preserved his second consecutive shutout and third of the season with a sliding stop on a rebound attempt by Shane Doan with 13:50 left.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1206coyotes-ON.html

Coyotes unable to unravel Stars
3-game win streak snapped with 3rd shutout loss to Dallas this year

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 7, 2006 12:00 AM

DALLAS - The Coyotes just can’t solve the Dallas Stars, and by “solve” we mean, “score a goal against.”

Phoenix lost 3-0 Wednesday night at American Airlines Center despite out-shooting and out-hitting Dallas and winning more faceoffs.

The Coyotes have played 180 minutes vs. the Stars this season and have not scored a goal.

Dallas played minus three of its top four point producers - Mike Modano, Eric Lindros and captain Brenden Morrow - because of injuries.

“We had a good opportunity because they were missing key players,” Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky said.

It didn’t matter. All Dallas ended up needing was a one-timer through traffic by Sergei Zubov early in the first period and its stingy, neutral-zone defense to end Phoenix’s winning streak at three games.

Zubov scored 2:03 into the game with Coyotes forwards Yanic Perreault and Mike Ricci sitting side by side in the penalty box for tripping and hooking.

The Coyotes’ commitment to defense resulted in few scoring chances.

Captain Shane Doan had the two best chances to score, but Stars goalie Marty Turco kept the puck out of the net.

Tonight’s game
Coyotes at Blackhawks
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: United Center, Chicago.
TV/radio: AZ-TV/KDUS-AM (1060).

Blackhawks update: Chicago has won three of four games since it fired coach Trent Yawney and replaced him with assistant Denis Savard. The only defeat came Tuesday vs. Minnesota in a shootout. Right wing Martin Havlat, who scored seven goals in seven games before spraining his right ankle, is expected to return tonight. Right wing Radim Vrbata leads with 18 points. Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin has played well lately and has lowered his goals-against average to 2.76.

Coyotes report
Cheers
Phoenix held Dallas to 17 shots on goal.
Jeers
The Coyotes, who entered the game ranked 28th in the league in power-play efficiency, were 0for3, and gave up two goals while defending five-on-three disadvantages.

Our three stars
1. Marty Turco, Stars, 25 saves
2. Sergei Zubov, Stars, goal, assist
3. Mike Ribeiro, Stars, goal, assist

View from the press box
It’s too bad the NHL requires its players to wear helmets because fans aren’t getting a chance to see enforcer Georges Laraque’s new hairdo. Laraque had braids for the first two months of the season but has abandoned that look and now his hair is, well, all over the place. The irony is Laraque’s hair is so poofed out he really doesn’t need a helmet.
— David Vest

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1207yotesgamer1207.html

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Und wieder einmal jubeln die Anderen…

Heute geht es für Phoenix schon weiter - man kann also gleich die Richtung wieder korrigieren. Gegen die Blackhawks wird es aber sehr schwer. Der GDT von HFBoards - den gibt es hier.

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NHL: “Good luck, man!”

5.12.2006 von Coyote.

Eines ist amtlich: George Laraque gehört wirklich zu den krassesten Spieler der NHL. Beim Spiel gegen Los Angeles trug Laraque ja ein Micro für’s Fernsehen - und es gab einen Kampf. Was es da zu hören gab vor dem Kampf… Selbst anschauen, ein absolutes Muss und ein absolut garantierter Lacher!

Das Video von YouTube gibt es hier.

Das muss man einfach gesehen haben!

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NHL: Dritter Sieg in Folge!

5.12.2006 von Coyote.

Tja, da kann man sich doch fast nur verwundert die Augen reiben. Die Coyoten haben gegen die Nashville Predators den dritten Sieg in Folge eingefahren. Beim 3:2 erzielten Yanic Perreault, Oleg Saprykin und Patrick Fischer. Mikael Tellqvist sicherte 19 von 21 Schüssen, mit Zigomanis, Nagy und Doan sowei Jovanovskie erzielten weitere Spieler einen Assist - und George Laraque deren gleich zwei.

Dritter Sieg in Folge - man glaubt es kaum, aber das gibt dann nun doch vielleicht etwas Rückenwind…

ESPN: Boxscore Recap

Das schreibt AZCentral.com:

Coyotes win third straight

Associated Press
Dec. 4, 2006 10:22 PM

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Patrick Fischer scored with 11:20 remaining to lift Phoenix past the Nashville Predators 3-2 Monday night for the Coyotes’ fifth straight home victory.

Oleg Saprykin and Yanic Perreault also scored and Mikael Tellqvist earned his first win for the Coyotes, who have won four of five.

Steve Sullivan and Alexander Radulov scored for the Predators, who lost in regulation for just the third time in 23 games (17-3-3) since opening the season with three straight losses.

Ladislav Nagy gained control of a blocked shot low in the right faceoff circle and fed a quick pass in front of the crease to Fisher, who tapped the puck past goalie Chris Mason and into the open left side of the net for his fourth goal.

Mason had allowed long rebounds throughout the game, but the Coyotes were unable to take advantage until late in the second period.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1204coyotes-ON.html

More to come…

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Gewinnen macht doch einfach mehr Spaß als verlieren….

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NHL: Tellqvist bekommt heute seinen ersten Start

4.12.2006 von Coyote.

Der neue Backup der coyotes, Mikael Tellqvist, wird heute seinen ersten Start im Spiel gegen Nashville bekommen. Dafür schon einmal viel Erfolg.

Zudem gibt es einen sehr interessanten Artiekl über Yanic Perreault sowie ein Upodate von Mike Comrie. Der wird sich noch einmal röntgen lassen bevor er auf NHL-Eis zurück kehrt. Beim Training ist er ja immerhin schon dabei.

Den GDT von HFBoards gibt es hier.

Die aktuellen Artikel von AZCentral:

‘OMG’ line gives Coyotes spark

Tim Tyers
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 2, 2006 12:00 AM

An unlikely combination that figured to be little more than a fourth line for the Coyotes recently has found itself in the spotlight.

Now, Coyotes insiders are calling it the “Oh My God (OMG)” line, taking off on the first initials of winger Oleg Saprykin, center Mike Zigomanis and winger Georges Laraque.

“That name can be taken two ways, I guess,” Zigomanis said, laughing, before the Coyotes held an optional skate Friday in which 10 players participated, while others got in off-ice work.

It’s a good point. The unit was broken up three games ago in a game at Minnesota for poor play, then contributed seven points and served on the No. 2 power play in Thursday’s win over Los Angeles. Saprykin had a goal and an assist, Zigomanis two goals and an assist and Laraque, who has had six points since the line was put together two weeks ago, had two assists.

“They have chemistry,” said associate coach Barry Smith, subbing for head coach Wayne Gretzky, who didn’t attend Friday. “They play well off each other on the offensive end.

” ‘Ziggy’ has really improved his offensive game as a puck carrier to the offensive zone. Oleg has been really good down low and helping with the puck cycling, and you can’t knock Georges off the puck. They hardly ever play in their own end, and they tire out the opposition, which is great. They are doing a great job with puck possession because they all help each other. They are hard to play against.”

Cujo ill
Goaltender Curtis Joseph, who was suffering from flu symptoms during Thursday’s win over LA, stayed home ill Friday. With the Coyotes starting a string of six games in nine days Monday - four on the road - the debut of recently acquired net-minder Mikael Tellqvist likely will come Wednesday in Dallas or Thursday in Chicago. The Coyotes are hoping three days off will enable Joseph to hydrate and heal in time for Monday’s home game against Nashville. If not, Tellqvist’s debut could come sooner.

Slap shots
Forward Mike Comrie said he has to have one more X-ray taken to ensure the fractured foot that has cost him 11 games is properly healed. He’s now skating with the team and said he’ll be back “in a week or so.” With a roster spot open, Smith said the team might recall a player from the minors for the upcoming stretch.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1202coyotes1202.html

Perreault helps ‘Yotes stay afloat

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 3, 2006 12:00 AM

Savior is a powerful word.

Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky has been using it lately to describe center Yanic Perreault, whose polished skills and on-ice presence have helped prevent Phoenix from tumbling entirely out of playoff contention.

The Coyotes started the season 3-9-0-0 but have won six of 12 games since signing Perreault as an unrestricted free agent on Oct. 30.

Perreault, 35, was available because he underwent abdominal-muscle surgery in August and didn’t want to sign with a team until he felt he was completely recovered.

The Coyotes called Perreault in mid-October because they needed a center to replace Steven Reinprecht, who fractured his right clavicle on Oct 14.

“The timing was right for both sides,” said Coyotes General Manager Mike Barnett, who signed Perreault to a $625,000 contract that has turned into the bargain of the year.

In 12 games, Perreault has scored a team-high seven goals. His 10 points rank eighth. And, as expected, Perreault has improved Phoenix’s puck possession time because of his talent in the faceoff circles.

Perreault said he waited until August to have the surgery because it took awhile to figure out exactly what was wrong.

“I thought my injury was more like a groin pull,” he said. “I always thought it was going to get better.”

Longtime Valley hockey fans might recall Perreault from his one-season stint with the minor league Phoenix RoadRunners in 1994-95.

Perreault notched 51 goals and 48 assists in 68 games for the RoadRunners before being promoted to the NHL, for good, by the Los Angeles Kings near the end of that season.

Those ties to Phoenix - and one to Gretzky, his former teammate with Los Angeles - influenced Perreault’s decision to sign with the Coyotes after Nashville passed on him despite his NHL career-high 57 points in 2005-06.

Wanting to go with bigger centers, Nashville did not re-sign Perreault after last season. Instead, the Predators added Jason Arnott and Josef Vasicek.

Perreault will oppose the Predators for the first time since leaving Nashville on Monday night. He said he’d enter the game with no hard feelings.

“I thought I had a good year in Nashville,” Perreault said. “But in hockey changes come quick. The way I look at it was I came to Nashville last year, and I did everything I told them I was going to do, and they went in another direction.

“I’m glad things are working out here now, and it’s time to move on.”

Barnett said before signing Perreault he called Nashville’s brain trust, which recommended him “wholeheartedly.”

Asked if he is considering offering Perreault a contract extension before the season ends, Barnett said: “At this point, it would be something that we’d be wise to explore.”

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1203coyotes1203.html

Tellqvist set to make debut

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 4, 2006 12:00 AM

Mikael Tellqvist is going to make his debut with the Coyotes tonight vs. Nashville and become the fourth goaltender to start for Phoenix in its first 25 games.

Coach Wayne Gretzky named Tellqvist, whom Phoenix acquired via trade from Toronto last week, tonight’s starter before Sunday’s practice and said Tellqvist also would start either Wednesday’s game in Dallas or Thursday’s game in Chicago.

Curtis Joseph has started the past five games and is getting over the flu.

Tellqvist has played just one NHL game this season and lost it 2-1 to New Jersey on Nov. 18. He stopped 17 of 19 shots.

Rust may be a factor tonight.

“I won’t put too much pressure on myself because it’s probably going to take a little while to get back into a groove,” Tellqvist said. “You can only practice so much. You need to be in game situations.”

Tellqvist is Joseph’s third backup this season.

Mike Morrison and then David LeNeveu failed to keep that job, and Gretzky shipped them to the minor leagues.

Tellqvist said playing in hockey hotbed Toronto and the Olympic Games - he helped Sweden win a gold medal earlier this year - has prepared him for pressure situations like this one.

“You have to perform every game,” Tellqvist said. “The pressure I put on myself is more than the pressure from anybody else. I’m playing for a contract for next year, too.”

Tellqvist, 27, is set to become a restricted free agent on July 1, 2007.

Ice chips
Gretzky said center Jeremy Roenick, who was scratched from Thursday’s game because of an upper respiratory illness, would be back in the lineup tonight. Gretzky said he had yet to decide who would be benched to make room for Roenick.

• Center Mike Comrie continues to practice with his teammates, but it’s unclear when he’ll play in a game. Comrie is expected to have his broken right foot X-rayed again this week to check its progress.

• LeNeveu faced 60 shots Saturday night in his first game back with the team’s top affiliate in San Antonio. He stopped 55 of those shots, but Chicago beat San Antonio 5-4.

Tonight’s game
Predators at Coyotes
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Jobing.com Arena.
TV/radio: FSNAZ/KDUS-AM (1060).
Predators update: Red-hot Chicago rallied late to snap Nashville’s four-game winning streak Saturday night. The Predators have won a league-high 11 road games and lead the Central Division by five points. Goalie Tomas Vokoun is out because of a thumb injury, and center Jason Arnott is out because of a knee injury. Right wing Steve Sullivan leads the team with 26 points. Backup goalie Chris Mason has lost just once in regulation and has a 2.74 goals-against average.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1204yotesnb04.html

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NHL: Nachricht kam bei Nagy an - Yotes siegen gegen LA!

1.12.2006 von Coyote.

Es zeigt wohl wirklich Wirkung: Ladislav Nagy erzielte gestern einen Treffer und drei Assists gegen die Los Angeles Kings - was für ein Auftritt nachdem er beim letzten Spiel auf die Bank versetzt wurde. Nagy führte damit die Yotes zu einem 7:4 Sieg gegen Los Angeles - eine wahre Offensiv-Explosion also. Überragend auch Mike Zigomanis. “Zigo” erzielte zwei Treffer und einen Assist. Mit Zbynek Michalek und Patrick Fischer kamen zudem noch zwei Spieler auf einen Treffer und zwei Assist. Die restlichen Tore erzielten Shane Doan und Oleg Saprykin.

Sieben Tore in einem Spiel - wann gab es das von den Coyotes zuletzt? Nun heisst es: so weitermachen und darauf hoffen, dass dieses Spiel die Wende in der Saison war. Für Nagy jedenfalls könnte es die Wende sein - denn die NAchricht von Gretzky kam absolut an.

ESPN: Boxscore Recap

Und hier die Artikel von AZCentral + ein Artikel über Call-Up Travis Roche, der gestern fast 20 Minuten Eiszeit hatte:

Coyotes trump Kings

Associated Press
Nov. 30, 2006 09:45 PM

GLENDALE, Ariz.- Ladislav Nagy returned from a one-game benching to score a goal and add three assists in the Phoenix Coyotes’ 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

Mike Zigomanis had two goals and an assist for the Coyotes, who have won three of four. Oleg Saprykin, Patrick Fischer and Zbynek Michalek each had a goal and an assist. Shane Doan added a goal as well.

Nagy was back in the lineup after being benched by Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky for the third period of Phoenix’s 4-0 loss to Minnesota on Friday. Nagy then was a healthy scratch Saturday for the Coyotes’ 2-1 win in St. Louis.

Derek Armstrong had two goals and an assist for the Kings, who had won two straight. Michael Cammalleri and Craig Conroy also scored for Los Angeles.

Fischer broke a 3-3 tie at 17:59 of the first period, beating reserve goalie Barry Brust on a long rebound from the low slot off Nagy’s shot.

Conroy tied the game 39 seconds earlier with a power-play goal from the bottom of the right circle.

Doan extended the Coyotes’ lead to 5-3 on a power-play goal 55 seconds into the third period, blasting a shot from beyond the top of the left circle over Brust’s glove. Armstrong made it 5-4 at 7:33 of the second when he took a pass from Tom Kostopoulos in front of the net, faked Curtis Joseph to the ice and scored into the open top half of the net.

Zigomanis put Phoenix ahead 6-4 with 8:46 remaining on a wrist shot from the left boards. Zigomanis added his second with 4:06 to go, redirecting Michalek’s drive over a ducking Brust.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1130coyotes-ON.html

Defenseman seeks to stick

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 1, 2006 12:00 AM

Defenseman Travis Roche entered his debut with the Coyotes on Thursday with 10 games on his NHL résumé.

Before playing his 11th, Roche vowed to take a new approach in an effort to stay in the league permanently.

“The biggest thing for me is trying to stick with things that make me successful,” Roche, 28, said before taking the ice against the Los Angeles Kings. “The times in the past that I’ve come up (to the NHL), I’ve been a little tentative to do the things that I do when I’m down (in the minor leagues). This time, I’m at the point of my career where I’ve got nothing to lose so I’m going to play my game. If it works it works, if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.”

Asked to elaborate, Roche, who notched 89 points in the last two full seasons he spent in the American Hockey League with Chicago before signing with Phoenix in July, said he’s going to keep trying to make plays most players wouldn’t try to make.

“I’ve been a little tentative to do that at this level because it seems if you get down by one goal, that could be enough to decide the game,” he said.

Before Thursday, Roche had not played in the NHL since before the lockout. His longest stint the league came in 2003-04 when he played five games for Minnesota.

Roche played 28 shifts and was a plus-2 on Thursday night.

Special night
The Edmonton Oilers reportedly will stage a ceremony to retire Mark Messier’s number Feb. 27 when the Coyotes are in town for a game that night.

Coach Wayne Gretzky said he is excited that he and goaltending coach Grant Fuhr, both former teammates of Messier with Edmonton, will be able to witness the event.

The Oilers retired Paul Coffey’s number last season with Gretzky and the Coyotes in town for a game.

Asked if he felt all the hoopla that will surround the event would be distracting to him or the Coyotes, Gretzky said no.

“We’re thrilled that we’re going to be one of the teams there witnessing it,” Gretzky said. “It’s nothing but a positive. Teams should feed off something like that ”

Ice chips
Enforcer Georges Laraque, who was wearing a microphone for the TV broadcast, drew big laughs from those watching inside the arena when he smiled and told LA’s Raitis Ivanans “good luck” before they fought in the first period.

• Goalie Mike Morrison, who began the season as Curtis Joseph’s backup, was demoted once again, this time from San Antonio of the AHL to the Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL.

• Prospect Kevin Porter of the University of Michigan was named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Player of the Month for November.

Porter, a junior forward, notched eight goals and 10 assists in nine games last month.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1201yotesnb1201.html

Coyotes offense explodes

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 1, 2006 12:00 AM

Goals, goals, goals.

The Coyotes scored a season-high seven on Thursday night in an action-packed 7-4 victory over Los Angeles at Jobing.com Arena.

Left wing Ladislav Nagy returned to the lineup after a one-game benching for what coach Wayne Gretzky called “selfish” play vs. Minnesota last week and notched a goal and three assists to key Phoenix’s third win in its past four games and its fourth consecutive victory at home.

“I just told myself to go out there and do my thing and help the team,” Nagy said.

“I had to move on and have fun. If you don’t have fun, you’re not going to do your thing.”

The first period was wild with 23 shots, seven goals and two fights.

The Coyotes trailed 1-0 and 2-1 during that period, but Patrick Fischer put Phoenix ahead to stay when he scored with 2:01 left before the intermission.

“It was a fun game, but it’s not really the (type of) game we want,” Fischer said.

“We’ve got to play better defense. We got away with it tonight.”

Goalie Curtis Joseph played despite flulike symptoms and gave up two goals within the first five minutes.

Gretzky stuck with him, however, and Joseph finished with 31 saves.

Leading 5-4, Center Mike Zigomanis iced the victory with two third-period goals.

Coyotes report
Cheers
With his wife and son watching him in person for the first time as he played an NHL game, Coyotes forward Patrick Fischer of Switzerland notched a goal and two assists.

Jeers
Los Angeles goalie Dan Cloutier gave up three goals on five shots and got pulled by coach Marc Crawford midway through the first period.

Our three stars
1. Ladislav Nagy, Coyotes, goal, three assists.
2. Mike Zigomanis, Coyotes, two goals, assist.
3. Derek Armstrong, Kings, two goals, assist.

View from the press box
Center Jeremy Roenick was scratched from Thursday’s game, and not without a mini-controversy. Roenick, who missed the past three practices because of an upper respiratory illness, declared himself healthy after the morning skate, but coach Wayne Gretzky didn’t think Roenick would be able to play a solid game. That didn’t sit well with Roenick, who called himself “a healthy scratch.”

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1201yotesgamer1201.html

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NHL: Nun also doch: Lisin zurück nach Russland!

30.11.2006 von Coyote.

Was zuerst nur Gerüchte waren ist nun bittere Realität. Enver Lisin ist nicht wie erhofft in die AHL zu San Antonio gegangen sondern hat sich in den Flieger Richtung Heimat gesetzt - und kehrte damit zurück zu AK Bars Kazan. Ob das schon das Ende für die NHL-Karriere von Lisin ist? Er wird wohl die restliche Saison in Russland verbringen - eine Rückkehr nach Phoenix ist damit mehr als fraglich. Sehr schade das Ganze, jedoch passt es irgendwie in das Bild der Coyoten in dieser Saison. Wenn du denkst es kommt nicht schlimmer usw.

Hier die Artikel + kleiner Ausblick auf das Spiel gegen Los Angeles heute. JR wird dafür ausfallen (hey, da ist doch ein Rosterspot frei für… ).

Lisin leaves after demotion

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 30, 2006 12:00 AM

Rookie Enver Lisin, whom the Coyotes demoted to their top affiliate in San Antonio on Monday after 17 games, refused the assignment and has flown back to his native Russia to play, presumably for the rest of the season and perhaps beyond.

In response, Phoenix on Wednesday suspended Lisin indefinitely, thus it does not have to pay him his remaining salary.

Sources indicated Lisin, 20, returned to Russia mostly because he was homesick, especially after a recent visit to the Valley by his father. Lisin left for Russia with his father and is expected to play for Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian league.

Lisin likely would have stayed in North America had he not been demoted, but the Coyotes wanted him to develop his defensive skills in the American Hockey League for a while.

Lisin scored one goal and was a minus-18 for Phoenix.

“We are very disappointed in Enver’s decision to not report to the San Antonio Rampage,” Coyotes General Manager Mike Barnett said. ” . . . We waited two full years after drafting him before bringing him over (to North America). We were conscious of not wanting to rush him. It’s not always easy for young players from those countries to adapt to life in America, particularly if it calls for time in the minors. But going there and learning the game is part of being a pro and paying the price. He left us no choice but to suspend him at this time.”

By suspending Lisin, the Coyotes preserve their rights to him.

“If he wants to come back to the NHL at any point in time, the road leads through Phoenix,” Barnett said.

Lisin informed the Coyotes he was going back to Russia through a third party.

The Coyotes traded up to select Lisin with the 50th overall pick in the 2004 NHL draft, and signed him to a three-year contract on June 1.

Tellqvist arrives
Goalie Mikael Tellqvist arrived in Phoenix on Wednesday and will be in uniform tonight vs. Los Angeles at Jobing.com Arena.

The Coyotes acquired Tellqvist from Toronto on Tuesday for Tyson Nash and a fourth-round draft choice in 2007.

Coach Wayne Gretzky said Tellqvist likely wouldn’t play in a game for a week or so.

Tellqvist, who has been Toronto’s third-string goalie for most of the season, said he’s ready to play.

“I’m anxious,” Tellqvist said. “Obviously I know Curtis (Joseph) is the No. 1 guy, but I’m pumped. . . . I’m going to enjoy not being under the microscope in Toronto, but . . . I know I have to do the same job here as I did in Toronto.”

Ice chips
Gretzky said former backup goalie Mike Morrison soon would be reassigned from San Antonio to the Phoenix RoadRunners of the (ECHL) to work on his game and confidence.

• Barring a last-minute recovery from an upper respiratory illness, center Jeremy Roenick will not play tonight.

Tonight’s game
Kings at Coyotes
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Jobing.com Arena.
TV/radio: FSNAZ/KDUS-AM (1060).

Kings update: Los Angeles has won two consecutive games, and has beaten Phoenix two out of three times this season. Left wing Alexander Frolov has 11 goals and 18 points in the past 13 games. Center Anze Kopitar led all NHL rookies with 23 points before Wednesday’s games. Backup goalie Mathieu Garon is expected to get a fourth consecutive start tonight in place of struggling starter Dan Cloutier.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1130yotesnb1130.html

Coyotes Suspend Lisin

GLENDALE, AZ — Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Michael Barnett announced today that the Coyotes have suspended right wing Enver Lisin. Lisin was assigned to the San Antonio Rampage (AHL) on November 27 but failed to report. Instead, Lisin returned to Russia where he is expected to play for Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian League.

“We are very disappointed in Enver’s decision to not report to the San Antonio Rampage,” said Barnett. “We fully expected him to honor his contract, thus we have no choice but to suspend him as a result of his actions.”

Lisin, 20, has registered 1-1-2 and 16 penalty minutes (PIM) in 17 games with the Coyotes this season. The native of Moscow, Russia was recalled by the Coyotes from San Antonio on October 12 and made his NHL debut on October 14 versus Nashville. Lisin scored his first NHL goal in a 6-4 Coyotes’ win over Los Angeles on November 4.

In 2 AHL games with San Antonio this season, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound forward has recorded 2-0-2 and 4 PIM.

The Coyotes selected Lisin in the 2nd round (50th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

Quelle: http://www.sarampage.com/lisin_061129.shtml

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NHL: Artikel über Yanic Perreault

29.11.2006 von Coyote.

Von TSN.ca kommt ein guter Artikel über Yanic Perreault. Es geht darin um seine Situation in Phoenix, seine Entscheidung nach Phoenix zu kommen und warum er einer der wenigen Lichtblicke der Yotes in dieser Saison ist.

Hier der Artikel:

Perreault finds groove in Phoenix

Canadian Press

11/28/2006 5:53:23 PM

(CP) - As the Phoenix Coyotes try to find a way to turn around a season gone horribly wrong, Yanic Perreault has been a godsend.

The former Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs centre leads the Coyotes with seven goals in 11 games - half the games his new teammates have played.

“It’s a been a good fit,” Perreault said this week from Phoenix. “They gave me good ice time right away. They showed pretty good confidence in me and made me feel good.

“I’ve tried to do the same thing every year, win faceoffs, create some things offensively and be reliable in my own end.”

The 35-year-old native of Sherbrooke, Que., has 10 points overall since signing a US$700,000, one-year deal on Oct. 29 and leads the NHL with a 61 per cent success rate in the faceoff circle - his trademark.

“His reputation for his prowess in the faceoff circle and creating scoring opportunities on the power play preceded him,” Coyotes GM Mike Barnett said Tuesday. “He’s been all of that and more for us since his arrival here in Phoenix.”

And yet, despite decent second-line numbers wherever he’s gone - he’s essentially a 50-point guy - respect seems to be a fleeting thing for Perreault.

Click on his name on NHL.com and you’ll see him wearing a Canadiens uniform - the team he last played for three years ago.

He’s the kind of player that just continues to slip under the radar.

“I’ll never be a spectacular player who’s going to take the puck from end to end,” said Perreault. “I just try to do the little things. When I score a goal I don’t jump into the boards, I don’t show much emotion I guess.

“I suppose it would help me maybe if I did show a little emotion but I’ve always been like that.”

One can’t even find him in Nashville’s media guide last season because as a training camp invite he wasn’t signed until after the guide was published.

For a bargain-basement $525,000, he went out and had a career-high 57 points (22-35) for the Predators last season while of course leading the NHL with a 62 per cent success rate in the faceoff circle.

“I went to Nashville last year and I did everything I told them I was going to do,” said Perreault. “But they wanted to get bigger up front and that’s why they signed Jason Arnott and Josef Vasicek.”

As the Predators eventually made it clear they weren’t going to re-sign him, Perreault drifted into free agency last summer.

But contrary to the widely held perception that nobody wanted him until Phoenix called in October, his phone did indeed ring in July and August but he told teams he wanted to wait until his abdominal issues were settled.

“I wanted to be 100 per cent before I signed somewhere,” said Perreault. “I played many months last year in Nashville with the injury and it’s no fun. Every time I stepped on the ice it would take me 15-20 minutes just to get warmed up and there was still pain. So my main goal was to get healthy, which is why I signed so late.

“We had offers in the summer time but I told my agent Pat Brisson in August that I might as well wait until I got healthy because I would miss training camp any way.”

He was hoping his abdominal issues would just go away in the summer but they didn’t so he had surgery to fix the sports hernia in August.

It was the right call.

“I feel so much better now, I’m glad I got the surgery done,” he said. “Now I can play pain-free and 100 per cent.”

The Chicago Blackhawks were put in a serious offer but he felt the Coyotes were a better fit.

“I played with the Phoenix Roadrunners when they used to be the farm team of the L.A. Kings back in ‘94,” said Perreault. “So I knew the area and knew it wouldn’t take long to adjust to the city and the area. I’ve had a place here all these years so that made it even easier. I’ve always loved the area.

“It was easier for me and my family (four kids) to come here.”

The chance to play for Wayne Gretzky was no small factor as well.

“I was fortunate to play two years with Wayne in L.A.,” said Perreault. “I knew him and I’m fortunate now to have him as a coach.”

Now if only the Coyotes could win a few more games.

They’re currently last in the Pacific Division at 8-15-0.

“It’s more fun when you win but I think we’ve played better the last 10 games (5-5-0) and we’ve won two of our last three,” said Perreault. “Let’s hope we can turn this thing around.

“I’m still having fun playing the game and as long as that’s the case I’ll keep going. And hopefully with Phoenix.”

Maybe he’ll even make their media guide next year.

Quelle: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=186279&hubname=nhl

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NHL: Lundqvist kommt für Nash - Boynton fällt 3 Wochen aus!

29.11.2006 von Coyote.

Nun also doch: David LeNeveu wurde heute in die AHL zurück geschickt. Der Grund? Die Coyoten verpflichteten von den Toronto Maple Leafs Goalie Mikael Tellqvist. Dafür geht Tyson Nash und ein 4th Round Draftpick nach Toronto. Nash will seine NHL-Karriere in Toronto fortsetzen, wurde aber schon in die AHL geschickt. Viel Glück in Toronto, Tyson Nash.

Mikael Tellqvist unterdessen ist damit der Backup von CuJo. Seine Stats von Hockeydb.com gibt es hier.

Wie zudem bekannt urde wird Nick Boynton den Coyoten mindestens 3 Wochen fehlen. Boynton spielte seit dem 9. November mit einem gebrochenem linken Fuss und muss nun wirklich pausieren. Gute Besserung, Nick.

Hier der aktuelle Artikel von AZCentral.com:

Coyotes get goalie Tellqvist

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 29, 2006 12:00 AM

After weeks of searching for goaltending help, the Coyotes on Tuesday acquired Mikael Tellqvist from the Toronto Maple Leafs for right wing Tyson Nash and a fourth-round draft choice in 2007.

A few hours after the trade was completed, Phoenix officially made Tellqvist Curtis Joseph’s backup by assigning David LeNeveu to its top affiliate in San Antonio.

“Curtis is our No. 1 goaltender, but we needed to find a proven NHL netminder who could provide him with some support,” coach Wayne Gretzky said.

Tellqvist, 27, has a 16-16-2 record and 3.01 goals-against average in 40 NHL games, all with Toronto in the past four seasons. After playing 25 games for the Leafs in 2005-06, Tellqvist lost the backup job to J.S. Aubin late last season and has spent most of this season in the American Hockey League.

“I’m really excited,” Tellqvist said about the deal. “As soon as I heard the news I was jumping up and down in my apartment. It’s going to be a great chance for me to go and play more games than I have this year.”

Nash, 31, has played the entire season for San Antonio after not earning a roster spot with the Coyotes in training camp. Sensing he would spend the entire season in San Antonio, Nash, who posted three goals and 11 assists in 119 games with Phoenix, called General Manager Mike Barnett on Monday and asked him to consider recalling him to the Coyotes so he could be claimed off re-entry waivers by another team.

Nash was ecstatic about the deal, which he learned about via the media after Tuesday’s practice in San Antonio.

“Let’s put it this way, it’s been very hard on me to put on a jersey for a team that you know doesn’t want you,” Nash said. “That’s what I’ve been struggling with every day… At least now I’m with an organization that wants me and is going to give me a chance. As far as leaving the Coyotes, I had a great time there. … But my career is what is most important to me right now. I just want another shot at the NHL.”

Nash will have to wait; Toronto assigned him to its top affiliate in the AHL.

Boynton to miss 3 weeks
Defenseman Nick Boynton expects to be sidelined for at least three weeks because of a fractured bone in his left foot.

Boynton suffered the injury when struck by a shot during a game against Dallas on Nov. 9.

Boynton kept playing, but the foot didn’t heal. X-rays taken Monday revealed the fractured bone.

Surgery is not necessary.

The Coyotes recalled defenseman Travis Roche from San Antonio on Tuesday to replace Boynton.

Roenick ill
Center Jeremy Roenick missed practice on Monday and Tuesday because of an upper respiratory illness that Gretzky said likely will keep Roenick out of Thursday’s game.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1129yotesnb1129.html

Mikael Tellqvist

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NHL: Lisin in die AHL, Reinprecht und Comrie auf dem Eis!

28.11.2006 von Coyote.

Es tut sich was im Roster der Coyoten. Enver Lisin wurde in die AHL zurück geschickt - er soll dort mehr Erfahrung sammeln als das in der NHL bislang möglich war. Hoffentlich gewöhnt sich Lisin in der AHL schnell ein und punktet dann auch fleissig.

Unterdessen standen mit Mike Comrie und Steve Reinprecht wieder auf dem Eis. Comrie dürfte wohl auch der Grund sein, warum Lisin in die AHL muss, immerhin *könnte* Comrie eventuell schon am Donenrstag wieder auf dem Eis stehen. Reinprecht wird wohl erst nach dem All-Star Game im Februar wieder dabei sein.

Ladislav Nagy dagegen wird am Donnerstag wieder spielen dürfen. Hoffentlich kam die Nachricht wirklich bei ihm an.

Hier der aktuelle Artikel von AZCentral.com:

Comrie, Reinprecht back on ice

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 27, 2006 10:42 PM

Centers Mike Comrie and Steven Reinprecht skated Monday for the first time since being injured in separate games earlier this season.

Comrie is rehabbing a fractured bone in his right foot, and Reinprecht is nursing a broken right clavicle.

The pair spent about 45 minutes skating and passing the puck on an adjacent sheet of ice while their healthy teammates practiced on another sheet at the Alltel Ice Den in Scottsdale.

Though not likely, Comrie might play Thursday vs. Los Angeles or Monday vs. Nashville.

“I’d like to play as soon as possible, but I have to be realistic, too,” said Comrie, who has four goals and seven assists in 13 games. “Having a screw put in (the foot), it’s a little sore. But it’s a pain that I can manage.”

Reinprecht (one goal, four assists, five games) said he probably wouldn’t play in a game for at least five more weeks.

“I don’t have any (return) dates circled,” Reinprecht said, adding that early to mid-January remains his target.

Unlike Comrie, Reinprecht did not shoot the puck Monday.

“We just have to be careful with him,” head athletic therapist Chris Broadhurst said. “What we don’t want is him to lose balance and fall into the boards, so he’s not doing anything aggressive.”

Nagy back in lineup
Coach Wayne Gretzky said left wing Ladislav Nagy would be back in the lineup on Thursday after a one-game benching last week.

“He has to be physically and mentally stronger, but it’s over and done with,” Gretzky said. “He’ll play Thursday and hopefully he has a great game.”

Asked Monday what he is taking away from being benched, Nagy smiled and said, “Next question.”

Lisin demoted
Rookie forward Enver Lisin was demoted to the team’s top affiliate in San Antonio after Monday’s practice.

Lisin wowed Gretzky and the staff with his speed and offensive skills in the first few games he played, but he gradually became a defensive liability.

Lisin was minus-18 in 17 games.

The Coyotes are hopeful Lisin, 20, does not approach them about returning to his native Russia to play.

Goalie update
Gretzky said goalie Curtis Joseph would start Thursday and probably Monday, too.

General Manager Mike Barnett said backup goalie David LeNeveu has handled his reduced playing time with class.

“David is an experienced pro,” Barnett said. “He’s dealt with the adversity admirably by working hard in practice and studying films. There’s an old saying: ‘Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.’

“David is still young. There’ll be better days ahead for him.”

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1127yotesnb1128.html

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NHL: Nagy sieht den Fehler ein!

27.11.2006 von Coyote.

Das sind doch mal gute Nachrichten. Ladislav Nagy hat laut seinem Agenten den Fehler im Spiel eingesehen und die Entschiedung, ein Spiel auszusetzen akzeptiert. Nun kann man nur hoffen, dass er es auf dem Eis auch zeigt, dass die Nachricht ankam.

In der vergangenen Saison gab es schon einmal eine ähnliche Situation - damals jedoch mit Mike Comrie, der nach seiner Zwangsversetzung auf die Bank auch wieder mehr auf dem Eis zeigte.

Nachwuchsgoalie Josh Tordjman wird dagegen vorerst in der AHL bleiben um sich an das Spiel noch mehr zu gewöhnen. Damit kann David LeNeveu wohl doch noch einmal zeigen was er drauf hat. Ich persönlich würde es LeNeveu gönnen, wenn er sich im Tor der Yotes durchsetzen würde.

Hier der Artikel von AZCentral.com:

Nagy recognizes his mistake

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 27, 2006 12:00 AM

Message received.

That was the response from left wing Ladislav Nagy, via his agent on Sunday, one day after coach Wayne Gretzky benched Nagy for a game as punishment for his lackadaisical effort during a power play vs. Minnesota on Friday.

The Wild scored a short-handed goal seconds after Nagy lost control of the puck and left the ice.

Nagy was scratched from Saturday’s game vs. St. Louis, which the Coyotes won 2-1.

“There are no long-term issues here at all,” said Matt Keator, Nagy’s agent. “He knows he made a mistake, and I know he talked to Wayne about it. It’s not a problem. With where they are in the standings right now, everybody needs to be held accountable. It just so happens it was Ladi’s turn. He made a mistake, and they’re holding him accountable. That’s what good teams do.”

The Coyotes don’t play another game until Thursday, and they did not practice Sunday.

“We expect Ladi to bring an attitude to practice this week,” General Manager Mike Barnett said Sunday. “By that I don’t mean either a negative or complacent one, rather a committed, focused and hungry one. He has the ability to inspire people when he plays inspired.”

Tordjman update
Goaltending prospect Josh Tordjman, who is 2-3 with a 2.58 goals-against average for the team’s top affiliate in San Antonio, likely will stay there for a while.

“The American Hockey League is a big jump for Tordjman, but he has handled it well to this point in a very limited number of games,” Barnett said. “He’s building a pro foundation to his game right now, both structurally and mentally. We might set back the process by rushing him into the NHL. There have been a few others who have fast-tracked it, but it’s not the norm. We will continue to monitor his progress. Ideally, he’s where he belongs right now.”

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1127yotesnb1127.html

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