On Thursday morning, ice construction began in the soon-to-be renamed Gila River Arena.
This procedure marks the beginning of a new hockey season for the Arizona Coyotes and a time of eager anticipation. Despite new ice in the newly named arena from its former Jobing.com Arena title, can this also be a new beginning for the Coyotes?
After missing the Stanley Cup playoffs the last two seasons, general manager Don Maloney and his staff acquired several new faces and dismissed a few familiar ones. In the process, speculation abounds as to whether offseason changes make this edition of the Coyotes a better team or foreshadow another season of frustrating mediocrity.
Despite a lack of significant roster changes, the biggest challenge facing coach Dave Tippett is line construction.
Last season, a key illness to captain Shane Doan and the eventual benching of first-line center Mike Ribeiro left Tippett with holes the size of craters. By the time the critical month of March arrived and a full-engine thrust to make the playoffs generated, Tippett was left with marginal production from Martin Erat, Paul Bissonnette, David Moss, Kyle Chipchura, Lauri Korpikoski, Ro ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by Mark Brown
As Training Camp Approaches, Several Questions Confront the Arizona Coyotes
September 3rd, 2014 by Mark Brown Leave a reply »
Advertisement