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Extreme Makeover: Coyotes Edition

Phoenix hockey fans were able to enjoy a modest victory last week when Jim Balsillie got denied like a forward getting shut down on a breakaway. But enough about court proceedings, enough about Balsillie, enough about Southern Ontario. The organization has [...]

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24 Jun 09 Written by
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Think Other Valley Teams Are Immune To ‘Yotes Woes?

If there’s anyone out there that thinks the situation involving the Phoenix Coyotes is some isolated incident that can’t happen to any other of the Valley teams- think again. If there’s one thing we’ve learned since Jerry Moyes filed bankruptcy on May [...]

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11 Jun 09 Written by
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Memo to Canada

Canada, I think there’s something we need to talk about. No, not about your socialized health care or your Tim Horton’s donuts, which I’ve been told are better then maybe anything in the U.S… We need to have a frank discussion [...]

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4 Jun 09 Written by
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Jerry Moyes: Hero or Villian?

As you can tell, we here at the The Sports Den have been very silent about all the news regarding the Coyotes in the past couple week or so… To be frank, the first couple of days I was just too [...]

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18 May 09 Written by
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Coyotes Armageddon: What If…

Well boys and girls, according to some recent reports that have surfaced, it looks like there’s big trouble in Coyoteland. Some writers in recent days have even gone as far as to write the team’s obituary and help prepare the body bag… Many [...]

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4 May 09 Written by
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David Shoalts: Lost In Translation

The New York Yankees hate the Boston Red Sox… The Colorado Avalanche hate the Detroit Red Wings… And David Shoalts loathes the Phoenix Coyotes. It’s the only logical explanation for his sometimes seemingly slanted articles against the local hockey club. If [...]

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26 Apr 09 Written by
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The Phoenix Coyotes: What Happened and What’s Next?

In my opinion, the end of the season for the Coyotes is probably one of the more melancholy days of the year. And it seems like any year the team doesn’t get to participate in what’s probably the greatest sports [...]

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22 Apr 09 Written by
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Don’t Expect A D-backs “Savior”

Wow… I can’t believe it’s been a couple weeks since my last post. There’s tons of stuff to cover, especially baseball-wise, so let’s start off with the local nine. It’s always tough to gauge a team based on Spring Training games. [...]

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27 Mar 09 Written by
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Coyotes Trade Deadline Wrap

Okay… I know I’m a couple days late on this, but The Sports Den was having some technical difficulties. Fear not though! We’re back and we have lots to say about what the Coyotes did on NHL trade deadline day. [...]

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10 Mar 09 Written by
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Coyotes fall victim to “TMZ-caliber journalism”

When I started this blog recently I wanted to write a post specifically about the Coyotes financial situation. But frankly, the situation is complex, the feelings about it amongst fans are very strong and there’s no way I could fairly [...]

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26 Feb 09 Written by
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