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February 17, 2004
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New home not so sweet for struggling Coyotes
The Coyotes trudged around the entire NHL over the first three months, playing 25 their first 41 games on road as their new, $220-million suburban Glendale Arena rose from the dust. -Phoenix emerged from that gauntlet four games over .500 and in a Western Conference playoff spot. The team couldn’t have drawn up a better scenario. A month later, it appears all that hard work will go for nothing. With just two wins in the first 12 games in heir new home - including an awful 1-3-1-1 effort during a season-long, six-game homestand - the Coyotes quickly fell off the playoff pace. Only the lowly Penguins had fewer home wins than Phoenix. Two days after blowing a 2-0 lead in an eventual 3-3 tie with Columbus, Phoenix blew a two-goal lead with less than…
Moore reaches new heights playing with Sakic, Kariya
You would expect a Harvard graduate to catch on to things quickly, but Steve Moore’s rapid ascent in the Avalanche’s lineup has surprised everybody. Moore, who played four years with the Crimson, entered February as the Avalanche’s second line right winger, playing alongside stars Joe Sakic and Paul Kariya. “It’s quite an experience, playing with those two guys,” Moore said. “Basically, I just try to give them the puck and stay out of their way.” The 25-year-old took the place of Teemu Selanne. Moore was effective as a power forward on the line, grinding in the comers and driving to the net. Whether he would stay on the line remained in question, but he had already progressed further than anybody thought at the start of the season. “I’m not looking ahead any more than one…
SNAPSHOTS
• Tie Domi gets full marks for wearing a visior a Jan. 31 game against Ottawa - he said his wife had been pushing him to wear one - but surely he’s aware it takes longer than one game to get used to it. By the way, Domi wore a visor for three years in junior. • Former NHL referee Paul Stewart, acting as an analyst on TSN, offered his top five whiners of all-time as: 5. Keith Tkachuk, 4. Steve Yzerman, 3. Craig Janney, 2. Tyson Nash and 1. Chris Gratton. Stewart never will forgive Gratton for spitting at him. • If a player wearing a helmet with a visor removes it prior to engaging in a fight, he will not pick up an additional two-minute minor for instigating a fight…
WORTH NOTING
MILESTONES Jaromir Jagr • RW, 31 NY Rangers, Jan. 30 vs. Buffalo Achieves NHL Milestone Award for L playing in 1,000th game. Lyle Odelein • D, 35 Florida, Jan. 31 at Islanders Achieves NHL Milestone Award for |l playing in 1,000th game. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS Brian Sutter • coach, 47 Chicago, Feb. 1 at Montreal Becomes the 10th coach in NHL history to reach 1,000 games. NHL DEBUTS Lawrence Nycholat • D, 24 New York Rangers, Jan. 20 vs. Boston Boston capitalized for shorthanded goal when he fell at point. Jeremy Reich • LW, 24 Columbus, Jan. 21 vs. St. Louis Chicago second-rounder in 1997 played with lots of grit and energy. Jozef Balej • RW, 21 Montreal, Jan. 23 at New Jersey Didn’t look out of place on fourth line with Perreault and Langdon. Mike Bishai • C, 24 Edmonton, Jan. 29 vs. Chicago Hard-working center…
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