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HEAD COACH
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Jim Schoenfeld
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ROSTER
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C - Jeremy Roenick, Bob Corkum, Mike Stapleton, Juha Ylonen,
Robert Reichel, Mike Sullivan. LW - Keith Tkachuk, Greg Adams, Jim
Cummins, Mike Sullivan, Louie DeBrusk, Joe Dziedzic. RW - Rick
Tocchet, Dallas Drake, Shane Doan, Jim Cummins, Steve Leach, Brian
Noonan. D - Keith Carney, Gerald Diduck, Jyrki Lumme, Teppo
Numminen, Oleg Tverdovsky, Deron Quint, JJ Daigneault, Jamie
Huscroft, Stanislav Neckar, Brad Tiley. G - Nikolai Khabibulin,
Mikhail Shtalenkov.
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INJURIES
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Jeremy Roenick, c (broken jaw/thumb, out for season);
Jyrki Lumme, d (shoulder, day-to-day); Deron Quint, d (concussion,
day-to-day); Gerald Diduck, d (fractured foot, day-to-day).
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TRANSACTIONS
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Signed college free agent David Cullen, d, from Maine
(Hockey East).
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GAME RESULTS
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4/09 Nashville L 4-3
4/11 at Anaheim L 3-0
4/14 at Dallas L 4-2
4/15 St. Louis L 6-4
4/17 Dallas W 2-0
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STANDINGS
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Pacific Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
p-Dallas 82 51 19 12 114 236 168
x-Phoenix 82 39 31 12 90 205 197
x-Anaheim 82 35 34 13 83 215 206
x-San Jose 82 31 33 18 80 196 191
Los Angeles 82 32 45 5 69 189 222
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TEAM NEWS
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by Bob Chebat, Phoenix Correspondents
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Roenick out
If you haven't heard yet, Jeremy Roenick is out for the playoffs
with a broken jaw. That news landed a hearty blow to the Coyotes'
playoff chances. For more information on how the injury occurred,
please see the feature article I wrote in this issue.
With the loss of Roenick, the acquisition of centerman Robert
Reichel from the New York Islanders looks more important - and
prophetic. Reichel will be looked to to provide more scoring than
he was when he arrived in Phoenix. And for those of you not in the
know, that was already a lot.
Reichel could take shifts with Keith Tkachuk, but more than likely
Tkachuk will center his own line and Reichel will play with Rick
Tocchet and Greg Adams.
Team struggling
The Coyotes were struggling even before Roenick was knocked out of
the lineup. The team lost five of its last six games. Thankfully,
the Dogs turned it around in the last game of the season in the
rematch with Dallas. Nikolai Khabibulin shut down the Stars, who
were without their top line of Modano, Lehtinen and Hull, for a 2-0
win.
The playoffs
The Coyotes will play the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the
playoffs. Unlike Phoenix, the Blues are going into the playoffs on
a hot streak. Pavol Demitra is hot. Scott Young is hot. Grant
Fuhr is healthy. St. Louis won a preview in the second-to-last
game of the regular season, 6-4.
This ain't gonna be a pretty series. If the Dogs start getting
frustrated, look out. Tkachuk's gonna have to start throwing blows
if the team needs a lift.
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