I stopped counting after 5…..or was it 6? 7? No matter.  They all hurt.  Adding insult to injury, literally, the Coyotes have lost their best defensive forward, Martin Hanzal, for at least two weeks with a shoulder injury.

The losing streak is at six with a brutal two game stretch at Dallas on Wednesday and back at home against Vancouver on Thursday.  Following the loss to Carolina the room was closed. 20 minutes? 25?  I stopped counting.  But, it’s the longest closed door meeting that I can remember in quite some time.

You couldn’t question this team’s effort during this losing streak…..until Saturday night. On home ice.  Now, it is up to the leaders in that room to teach these young kids a thing or two about not caving in.  This is now the biggest challenge of the season.

Thought it was important for you to hear the post game comments not just from the Head Coach, but the Captain, as well.  Click to listen:

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Dallas is next, on Fox Sports Arizona Wednesday night. Remember when the Stars were dead last in the West?  That was WITH Sean Avery.  Now they are in 5th!

- Todd

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