What the Phoenix Coyotes Must Accomplish During Eastern Conference Road Trip
December 16th, 2013 by Mark Brown Leave a reply »Theories abound and the Phoenix Coyotes find themselves in the middle of the debate.
Right now, the Coyotes are in the heart of six consecutive games against Eastern Conference opponents. If history of the first two months of the season is to repeat, the Coyotes can look into their crystal ball and reap the rewards.
Over the opening two months, Western Conference teams have dominated Eastern teams, and the Coyotes’ record reflects that trend.
Despite a 3-1 defeat to Carolina at home last Saturday, the Coyotes enter a four game swing to Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Buffalo with an 8-2-1 mark against the East. Through games of Dec. 13, the West dominated Eastern clubs with a 118-51-20 record.
Defeating the New York Islanders on Dec. 12 at home but dropping Saturday’s game with the Hurricanes, Phoenix enters play Monday in ninth place among Western Conference teams, two points behind Colorado and Minnesota and 12 points behind conference-leading Chicago.
Beating Eastern teams directly ahead on the schedule is imperative.
“Hard to say why the West is beating the East,” coach Dave Tippett said just before the ...
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