“It is a story that needs to be told.” That is how forward Mikkel Boedker described the 2011-12 Phoenix Coyotes. And what a story it was.
The Cardinals, like every other NFL team, know what it’s like to lose significant players on their roster for long stretches of the season (i.e. Kevin Kolb & Dan Williams) due to injury.
Coming off an improbable season a year ago which included a National League West title, 94 regular season wins and a trip to the NL Division Series, nobody would have expected Kirk Gibson’s Arizona Diamondbacks to be 20-25, near the bottom of the division and 10.5 games behind the Dodgers in late May.
After rolling through the first two series, the ‘Yotes dream season came to an abrupt end when Dustin Penner slipped the puck past Mike Smith in overtime giving the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals Tuesday night at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale.
The Phoenix Suns can only sit, wait, and hope as the summer approaches and temperatures rise in the Valley.
Remember around this time last year, when there were no OTAs because of the lockout?
The Coyotes stared elimination right in its face on Sunday and said “No! We’re not done yet.”
The never say die Coyotes live to fight another day. Behind two Shane Doan goals and another playoff shut-out from Mike Smith, the Phoenix Coyotes avoid the sweep and knock off the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 from Staple Center on Sunday.
The Phoenix Coyotes have faced adversity many times. Not just this season, but for the last three seasons that Dave Tippett has been the head coach.
Coyotes defenseman Adrian Aucoin has been sidelined the entire Western Conference finals even though he has participated in every practice with the team since after Game 1.
