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Arizona_Sting
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Not sure how many Yotes fans are in here but if you want to talk some hockey feel free to get some posts rolling in here. Go Yotes Go!
Nice. Great breakdown and cool video links... I'm excited for this team's future.
What's your prediction for this team next year?
Well next year is the new division / schedule format and I am not 100% sure how that will play out.
What I can say is that means we are no longer competing against the Red Wings and Blue Jackets for a playoff spot. Instead we have the Jets in our conference. Last year there were 15 teams in our conference competing for 8 playoff spots. Now we have 14 teams competing for 8 playoff spots. Using this format for last year, we would have actually tied for a wildcard spot with the Jets (they would have had tiebreaker). So statistically speaking our odds did go up, but division play is a lot more important now and the Canucks were added to our division. That could be tough if they get their goalie thing settled.
As far as the team goes, I think we definitely got better. Not only do the players not have to deal with the ownership BS, we possibly added the best point scorer we've had under Tip, in Ribeiro. The last time we had a guy that was top 15 in points (Ray Whitney), we went to the conference finals. Last year Rib was 12th and he has more skill than Ray did when he was here. Even if Ray had an amazing career year, Rib is a lot closer to his prime years than Ray was.
The Yotes will always be a defensive team under Tip and that won't change this year. We still have one of the best defenders in the league in OEL and our youth pipeline is basically nothing but stud defensemen. When we went to the conference finals though, it was because even though we didn't score a bunch, we scored when it mattered. We were missing that playmaker that could help us do that again last year, but Rib can be that guy and get us to the playoffs. Domi could also be that player if they decide he is ready, kind of like what you posted.
A lot of our success will also be on the shoulders of Mike Smith and if he earns that contract though. Tip's system always makes goalies look better than they really are, but Smitty can't regress any further than he did last year. And if he can't get back to how he played in 2011-2012, then we are looking at anther deep playoff run.
Good shit. I'm pretty excited for this upcoming season, I'm going to try to follow hockey a lot more this year... last year I watched probably half of the games because of my work schedule during the winter I missed quite a few more than I wanted to. I just want a damn Arizona team to make the playoffs... ugh.
Dave Tippett and don Maloney make an excellent pair! Just imagine what the could do if they had some serious financial backing! They could make this team a regular contender in 3-4 years! Geaux coyotes!
We'll get in with the Yotes....... I honestly believe this will be a good year. There are so many reasons why I love the Coyotes more than any other team in AZ. They've made the playoffs 3 of the last 4 years, under Tip, without an owner. Imagine the potential we have now.
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IMO we are already a contender for the playoffs every year with Tip, maybe even the cup.
I've only been to like 5 hockey games in my life. By far the least attended sporting event for me... but this year I'm going to try to make it to at least 5 or more games. That'll help get me more into it.
You never answered my question from before, glory! Do you go to the games regularly? I was a season ticket holder but choose not to renew them due to the relocation debacle. I will probably go to at least 10-12 games this year. We should meet up at that hells bar or the cantina before a game. We can use our profile names and wear masks just so it doesn't get weird!
I've only been to like 5 hockey games in my life. By far the least attended sporting event for me... but this year I'm going to try to make it to at least 5 or more games. That'll help get me more into it.
Hockey is the best sport to attend live, hands down! You can feel the energy and the excitement in the air! Plus, it has some of the hottest women you will ever see! I remember I had a Chicago Blackhawks jacket before I could even say the word hockey!
You are invited as well! I am sure glory would love to show you the "ins and outs" of hockey! Winky sign!
Also ewwwwww to the Blackhawks.
I was born and raised on the southside of Chicago. It was an easy conversion from the Blackhawks to the coyotes because the hawks were terrible when I was younger and the yotes had a ton of playoff teams!