Gotta love winning those “getaway” games!  And, you have to love the grit and determination that we have now seen in back to back games in the third period with the outcome hanging in the balance.

On Tuesday, it was a come from behind win over the Kings. They Coyotes didn’t get greedy, didn’t take chances, and found a way to win.  Last night, in a tie after two, they kept coming at Toronto in waves.  Steven Reinprecht with two huge goals, but they wouldn’t have mattered

If not for Martin Hanzal’s first ever hat trick. We all know what he can do on the defensive end of the ice … and as Wayne has said over and over and over again (just listen to the pressers on this site!) the offense is there and it will come.

Last night it did, and it came in front of his parents who have been visiting from over seas for the last three weeks. They are leaving this morning.  As he told me after the game, “this was for them.”  That was a nice touch.

Listen here to Wayne’s post:

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See you in St. Louis on Saturday night!

- Todd

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