Stars 3 Coyotes 2
Riddle me this, Batman … How could a team that got it’s “butt kicked” in their last game, after a hard working practice session the following day, come out flat in their first game after the previous loss? I don’t get it.
It was almost a repeat of the game against Florida when the Coyotes gave a struggling Panther team a heavy dose of self confidence with a lack luster first period that included a goal and the lead. As we know, the Coyotes came storming back.
The Dallas Stars, however, are NOT the Florida Panthers. Dallas got the lead…..regained the lead after losing it, and won, snapping a three game losing streak in the process. A chance to move five points ahead of Dallas in the Pacific was squandered.
Suddenly, Wednesday’s game with Chicago now takes on added meaning. It’s a getaway game for a four game trip back east. On a more positive note, for perhaps the first time all season, and after being scratched in his last two games, Dan Carcillo finally looked like he belonged. That can only bode well on night’s like this one when the team needs a spark.
The tinder was too wet to ignite, tonight. Instead, it only smoldered. When the smoke clears, the Coyotes will wake up in the midst of a two game losing streak.
Listen what Wayne had to say:
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See you on Wednesday night on Fox Sports Arizona. Coyotes Live at 7.
- Todd
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