2010-2011 season thread

[ArizonaSportsFan]

I like the Yotes on the road. They play a better game for their roster (dirtworkers/speed, no scorers/snipers) when on the road. No fans to impress, I guess.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

The 3rd seed and 9th are separated by just three points right now, I can't recall anything like this so late in the season. I think the Coyotes have actually slipped in the standings compared to where they were right before the start of their current four game win streak.

 

[Lefty]

Coyotes win their 5th straight, beating Washington 3-2 and moving into first place, one point ahead of Dallas.

 

[aznando]

Real excited about this team. Being in El Paso right now, I only get to see a few games a season, but got to see the game tonight. Hopefully they can keep it going into the playoffs.

Aznando

 

[chickenhead]

Having a .640 road winning % is definitely a great sign heading into the playoffs. I'm excited, I'll actually most likely be in the Valley for the playoffs for the first time since before the Coyotes arrived. Should be interesting.

 

[Lefty]

Coyotes beat Atlanta 4-3 and win their 6th straight.

 

[desertdawg]

Coyotes beat Atlanta 4-3 and win their 6th straight.

Right on! Coyotes rule.

 

[Lefty]

The Coyotes are in first in their division by 3 points but are only 3 points ahead of the 8th place team. They have to keep on winning. Big road trip ahead.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

they only have a 1 point lead over San Jose with an equal number of games played.

They have a 3 point lead over the rest of the divison - but LA, Anaheim & Dallas all have a game in hand, if they win that game and all things remain equal they would win the division by a point and there would be a 4 way tie for second place

it's incredibly tight right now .... as of today all 5 pacific division teams would make the playoffs ....... detroits grasp on that 2nd seed is starting to fade a little as well

Vancouver is still in control of the #1 then a 7 point drop to Detroit (with 2 games in hand - so maybe a real 3-5 point lead) ... then a 5 point drop to Phoenix (again detroit has 2 games in hand so it could be more in reality).

That is where it gets really intersting ... from Phoenix @ #3 through #11 Chicago is 7 points ... it's then a 2 point drop to #12, and additional 3 to #13 and an additional 2 to #14

So it's a 14 point spread from #3-#14 .......... the same jump is 22 points in the East (27 if you use the 3rd best record as opposed to the 3rd seed) ..... the #12 seed in the west would hold the #8 seed in the east right now

Things are just so tight - it should be a fun finish - especially since it's pretty much all divisional play as the season winds down

 

[MrYeahBut]

7 straight now...3-2 over Nashville

 

[Lefty]

Yandle and Bryz played great once again. This was a huge win to start this tough road trip.

 

[Lefty]

Doan scores a powerplay goal in overtime as the Coyotes extend their winning streak to 8 as they beat the Flyers. This was a great game and Doan made up for not clearing the puck that led to a late Flyer goal. Bryz made some unbelievable stops. The season is definitely getting exciting. I hope the rest of Arizona takes notice.

 

[desertdawg]

Doan scores a powerplay goal in overtime as the Coyotes extend their winning streak to 8 as they beat the Flyers. This was a great game and Doan made up for not clearing the puck that led to a late Flyer goal. Bryz made some unbelievable stops. The season is definitely getting exciting. I hope the rest of Arizona takes notice.

Sweet! Nice to tie it up in the third, and then take the win on the road.

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[Lefty]

Sweet! Nice to tie it up in the third, and then take the win on the road.

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The Coyotes were winning 2-1 but gave up the lead late in the 3rd period. Luckily they won it in overtime.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Beating the best team in hockey on the road while down 3 of your top 15 players is no small feat. Congratulations to the Coyotes!

 

[MigratingOsprey]

I wouldn't proclaim Philly the best team in hockey - but they are a very good top tier team and very tough road trip

Tonight will be tough in TB as well - different style than Philly

My sharks won an exciting one in Detroit to keep pace and need to go to Pittsburgh tonight

the league isn't doing any of us any favors with scheduling .... should be a real fun finish to the season

Hopefully the bond sale finishes up soon, the sale goes through and there can be a lot of positive momentum going into the postseason with some early impact and push towards ST sales for next year

things could finally be lining up nicely for the 'yotes

 

[Lefty]

The Coyotes did not show tonight against Tampa as they are down 4-0 in the first period. I did not expect them to win this game after winning a tough one at Philly, but not to show up at all is diappointing. I know it's only the first period but they don't look like they are in this game.

 

[Lefty]

The most devastating loss of the season tonight as Dallas scored with 4 seconds left to win 3-2. The Coyotes were down 2-0 and tied it with 37 seconds left but then gave up the game-winning goal with 4 seconds to go.

 

[Lefty]

The Coyotes playoff hopes are fading fast as they lost their fifth straight last night, losing 1-0 to LA. The Coyotes are now holding on to one of the last spots of the playoffs and their schedule gets a lot more harder. They need to break out of this slump fast.

 

[Lefty]

If the Coyotes make the playoffs, they will look back at tonight's unbelievable win over Detroit. The Coyotes were down 4-1 in the 3rd period and scored three unanswered goals to force overtime. The game was decided in a shootout as Vrbata scored the winner.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

It was a great game, because they worked hard throughout. I wish the cloud of uncertainty weren't still hanging over the team...

 

[desertdawg]

I suck, I quit watching the Detroit game and then the Coyotes pull it out!

 

[MigratingOsprey]

wow - great comeback ..... i too missed it after seeing 4-1

they need to string a few together .... they have played more games than the teams below them in the division and could in theory be jumped by all of them due to games in hand

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

Unfortunately Bryz was weak last night and the Yotes fall in OT, 4-3. The first and last goal Bryz let in were strong side shots (he was there) at a bad angle. We needed him to be a lot stronger tonight to beat the best. The point is big though, and congrats to the Yotes for playing well while missing so many players.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

Didn't get to see the game last night, but a 3-0 victory over the hard-charging Flames is exactly what this team needed. Pound the Ducks on Sunday and we're right back in the thick of it after fumbiling around a few games.