A team this fragile cannot make mistakes.
Not one mistake, and certainly not glaring mistakes.
Not only have the Phoenix Coyotes suffered from a plethora of blunders, but these maladies have helped sink this current group of underachievers deeper in the Western Conference standings.
After dropping a 3-2 decision to the Detroit Red Wings before a sellout crowd of 17,428 in Jobing.com Arena Monday night, the Coyotes remain at 30 points in the standings, three back of the Dallas Stars for the final playoff spot. More painful, the Coyotes are a mere four points out of the conference basement, and only the Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche have worse records within the standings.
With the loss, the Coyotes have dropped five of their last six games, and the other contest was a shootout defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets on March 16. For the record, their last victory was achieved on March 12 at home against the Los Angeles Kings.
Since that time, the frustration is throu ...
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Article written by Mark Brown