20.11.2006 von Coyote.

Schade. Es war an diesem Abend irgendwie mehr drin für die Coyoten, doch am Ende stand eine 4:6 Niederlage. Vor allem Teemu Selanne mit seinen 5 (!) Assists und Chris Kunitz mit seinem Hattrick schossen die Coyoten ab.

Erfolgreich für die Coyoten waren gestern Nacht Zigomanis, Laraque, Perreault und Jovanovski. Frustrierend wieder eine Niederlage kassiert zu haben - aber weiter geht’s, aufrappeln, Mund abwischen und das nächste Spiel gewinnen. Das ist am Mittwoch auf eigenem Eis gegen die Devils.

ESPN: Boxscore Recap

Das schreibt AZCentral:

Coyotes score four, still lose

Ken Peters
The Associated Press
Nov. 19, 2006 08:45 PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Chris Kunitz posted his first NHL hat trick, Teemu Selanne had a career-high five assists and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Phoenix Coyotes 6-4 Sunday night.

The last of Kunitz’s three goals broke a 4-4 tie and came on a deflection at 9:21 of the third period, off a 45-foot shot by Selanne. Phoenix goalie Curtis Joseph almost blocked the puck, but it trickled past him and across the line to give Kunitz his 13th goal of the season.

Rob Niedermayer added an empty-net goal with 2.8 seconds left, his second score of the season.

Andy McDonald had two goals and two assists for the Ducks, who defeated the Coyotes for the third time this season and eighth in a row overall.

Ed Jovanovski had a goal and two assists for Phoenix.

Anaheim got off 30 shots at Joseph, while the Coyotes recorded 28 on Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1119coyotes-ON.html 

Coyotes’ faults again on display
Ducks continue dominance in 3rd matchup

David Vest
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 20, 2006 12:00 AM

ANAHEIM - Twenty games into their season, here are three things about the Coyotes that stand out like a sore thu . . . ahem, upper body injury:

One, their strength is not goaltending.

Two, with one exception, they don’t win road games. 

Three, they can’t beat Anaheim.

It was “all of the above” yet again on Sunday night as the Ducks defeated Phoenix 6-4 at the Honda Center.

“We had a good work ethic, but it’s not good enough,” Coyotes defenseman Zbynek Michalek said. “We need two points. We’re in a bad situation and we need points so bad. There’s no excuse. We just have to find ways to win games.”

Chris Kunitz notched his first career hat trick, and Teemu Selanne set a career-high with five assists to lead Anaheim to its third victory over Phoenix in three tries this season.

The Coyotes rallied from a 3-1 deficit and tied the score at 4 early in the third period, but Kunitz corralled a rebound and scored the decisive goal past Curtis Joseph with 10:39 left in the game.

“Again, we showed everybody that we could come back but we showed everybody that we can’t finish, and now we’re in a situation where we’re 6-14 and once again we put ourselves into this hole deeper and deeper,” said enforcer-turned-playmaker Georges Laraque, who had a goal and one assist. “Frankly, I don’t know what it’s going to take to turn this team around.”

Help wanted: Goalie
David LeNeveu was Joseph’s backup on Sunday, but it’s likely he won’t have that job the next time the Coyotes play a game, Wednesday vs. New Jersey.

The Coyotes, who have been trying to swing a deal for another goalie for several weeks, have lost confidence in LeNeveu, who has a 2-1 record, a 4.09 goals-against average and a 89.2 save percentage.

“We’d love to make a deal,” coach Wayne Gretzky said. “The problem with making deals is the same old thing: The guys you want to trade, they (other teams) don’t want; and the guys you don’t want to trade, they want. We’re not trading (Keith) Ballard and we’re not trading Michalek. That’s not going to happen. Whenever we talk to a team (about a trade), the first two names that come out of the mouth of the other teams are . . . Michalek and Ballard. Those two guys aren’t going anywhere.”

When asked who would be Joseph’s backup on Wednesday if a trade is not made, Gretzky said he did not know.

“We’re trying to turn over every rock we can right now. We definitely need someone to go in there and give Curtis some time (off). Curtis can’t play every game.”

Goaltending coach Grant Fuhr spent the weekend in San Antonio monitoring 21-year-old Josh Tordjman, who stopped 46 of 50 shots in his first two games (1-1) playing for the team’s top affiliate.

General Manager Mike Barnett plans to watch Tordjman play for San Antonio on Tuesday vs. Houston.

Ice chips
Center Mike Ricci’s brief conditioning stint with San Antonio is over, and he could be recalled today.

• Gretzky said defenseman Nick Boynton did not play Sunday because of a nagging foot injury, and forward Donald MacLean did not play because he was under the weather.

Quelle: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/1120yotesgamer1120.html

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20.11.2006 von Coyote.

Es war von vornherei klar, dass es gegen die St. Louis Blues kein Zuckerschlecken wird. Am Ende zog man sich aber dann doch gut aus der Affaire, siegte gegen die Blues mit 3:2 auf eigenem Eis.

Es war ein Spiel mit zwei Premieren. Fredrik Sjostrom erzielte ebenso wie Michal Handzus sein erstes Saisontor. Den Siegtreffer zum 3:2, nachdem die Coyoten eine 2:0 Führung abgaben, erzielte Shane Doan.

Die Blues hatten die zuletzt so starke RCJ - Reihe völlig im Griff - doch fällt derzeit eine Reihe aus so springt scheinbar eine andere ein. Fakt ist jedoch: bis auf Goalie Ed Belfour bringt bislang kaum ein Spieler eine ansprechende Leistung. Das es am Ende trotzdem zum Siegen reicht ist natürlich gut - doch es täushct ein wenig über die wahren Probleme bei den Coyoten hinweg. Es läuft noch nicht so rund wie gedacht.

Am Donnerstag wartet auf die Coyoten der nächste undankbare Gegner: gegen San Jose kann man nur verlieren…

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