FeedCanadiens Host The Phoenix Coyotes – The Illegitimate Child Of The Winnipeg Jets
October 17, 2008 in Bell Centre, Montreal Canadiens, Phoenix Coyotes, Wayne Gretzky Tags: Bell Centre, Coyotes' average attendance, Ed Jovanovski, Habs, hockey, Kyle Turris, Montreal Canadiens, National Hockey League, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Russia, Shane Doan, Viktor Tikhonov, Wayne Gretzky, Winnipeg, Winnipeg Jets
Wayne Gretzky’s Phoenix Coyotes are at the Bell Centre Saturday night for a tilt with the Canadiens, and I mention Wayne Gretzky because other than him and Kyle Turris, there’s not a whole lot to say about the Coyotes.
Maybe I could say that the Coyotes were originally the Winnipeg Jets and maybe should be again. Or I could say that Kyle Turris has a good chance to be a big star in the NHL. Or I could say that hockey in the desert just doesn’t seem right. Or I could say that the official average attendance in Phoenix for a Coyotes’ game is about 14,000, but in reality it’s probably less than that. Or I could say that legendary Russian taskmaster Viktor Tikhonov’s grandson Viktor is on the Coyotes roster. Or I could say that both Shane Doan and Ed Jovanovski are good Canadian boys and it must be weird for them to be playing in such a non-hockey market.
Whatever. I could say anything. But as long as the Habs win, collect their two points, and no one gets injured, who cares what anyone says?
October 17th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Bring back the Jets!!!