NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman visited Jobing.com Arena to discusses numerous topics, including the team’s future in Glendale.  Click below to listen in on the Commissioner’s media scrum:

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- Todd

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks with Dave Strader and Darren Pang on Fox Sports Arizona Wednesday night during the 1st Intermission about the current state of the Phoenix Coyotes.

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Nobody said this would be easy and it isn’t right now for the outmanned Phoenix Coyotes. Playing the Nashville Predators without the services of Derek Morris (back spasms) Steven Rienprecht (upper body) and Peter Mueller (concussion), along with the extended loss of Kurt Sauer, just to name a few, was too much to handle.

Suddenly, the biggest thing this team needed to avoid has happened. Remember all the talks about never getting too far off track? Oh, and by the way, trying to get back on track in Detroit? But guess what? Stranger things can happen. Morris and Reinprecht might return. We’ll no more on their status by warm ups.

As some of the players said afterwards, yes, maybe we are squeezing the sticks a little too hard. But, at the same time, sometimes the best remedy is another game, as quick as possible. Be careful what you ask for! My hunch? They give Detroit a run for their money tonight.

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Check it out on Fox Sports Arizona and remember to keep it tuned there during the first intermission as Gary Bettman joins us live.

- Todd

This is going to be like this for the rest of the season! Strap in.  Here it comes….one or two losses can drop you all the way out of the playoffs in the blink of an eye. Winning is all that matters. Scoreboard watching will drive you insane.

The Buffalo Sabres did  what they have been doing since they have been hurt by injuries to their blue line. They give you the perimeter and take away the center of the ice. But that doesn’t explain or account for the lack of execution on the power play. It has been painful to watch for the last few games.

Frankly, it has cost them the last two games. It won’t get any easier with back to back games out on the road to Nashville and Detroit this week. But listen to what the coach had to say. He is still encouraged by
the overall effiort.

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We’ll see you on Fox Sports Arizona Tuesday and Wednesday night. And, be sure to stay tuned to the intermission segments on Wednesday from Joe Louis Arena as NHL Commish Gary Bettman will call in. It’s an important moment in the history of the franchise as he will address the financial situation of the Phoenix Coyotes.

- Todd