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Puck Headlines: Hopefully not symbolic of the Capitals' season (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

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Coyotes Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

The Coyotes are in much better shape than they were a year ago at this time.

Then they were searching for respectability, which they achieved with a playoff bid and a winning record. Now the bar is set higher. Anything short of a playoff spot would be a major disappointment.

Numerous reasons point to why they should be better—the addition of a high-powered sniper in center Olli Jokinen, second-year players such as forwards Peter Mueller, Martin Hanzal and Daniel Carcillo who played important roles last season—but maybe the most important is that a winning atmosphere has engulfed the organization.

No one is expecting miracles, since a lot of superior work will have to be turned in by the defense, which will enter the season under the biggest...

Reinprecht scores twice to lead Coyotes past Kings (AP) 10/05/08

Steven Reinprecht scored twice and rookie Viktor Tikhonov added a short-handed goal to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in their preseason finale Saturday night. Kevin Porter added a goal and two assists, Shane Doan scored a power-play goal and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 17 shots over two scoreless periods for the Coyotes, who won for just the second time (2-5-1) in...

Selanne gets hat trick in Ducks' win (AP) 10/04/08

Teemu Selanne scored three goals to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night. Selanne, the Ducks' all-time leading scorer, capped the hat trick with the game's final goal with 17:14 left in the third period. Brendan Morrison and Scott Niedermayer both had three assists for the Ducks (5-1-1), who have won three straight preseason games.

Bruins reject rumors that C Savard is on the block (SportingNews.com) 10/03/08

Forget it: Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli says center Marc Savard is not on the trade market. But that doesn't mean the Bruins aren't sniffing for deals.

Puck Daddy chats with Dave 'The Hammer' Schultz, Part 1: Breaking down some classic hockey brawls (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08

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Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08

There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

Puck Headlines: Blaming Marian Hossa for everything (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08

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Coyotes reduce training camp roster by 3 (AP) 10/01/08

The Phoenix Coyotes sent rookie right wing Alex Bourret to their AHL affiliate in San Antonio on Wednesday and waived rookie defenseman Ryan Lannon and veteran center Mike Zigomanis. The moves left 27 players on the Coyotes' training camp roster heading into Friday night's preseason game at Anaheim. Zigomanis had 14 goals and nine assists in 75 games for Phoenix in 2006-07, but had just two goals...

Thornton scores in OT for Sharks (AP) 10/01/08

Joe Thornton scored with 3:03 into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night. Devin Setoguchi of the Sharks tied the game midway through the third period, just over a minute after Garth Murray had given the Coyotes a 3-2 lead. Patrick Marleau and Tomas Plihal scored for the Sharks (2-3), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Mueller hat trick lifts Coyotes 5-1 (AP) 09/30/08

Peter Mueller scored three goals and rookie Mikkel Boedker added two goals in the Phoenix Coyotes' 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. Mueller scored his hat trick entirely in the second period. After wristing a shot past Brian Boucher at 6:19, he converted on Daniel Winnik?s centering pass 49 seconds later.

Ducks beat Coyotes 3-2 (AP) 09/28/08

Francois Beauchemin scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and David LeNevue stopped 26 shots in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-1 exhibition victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night. Travis Moen and Troy Bodie also scored for the Ducks (2-1-0). Daniel Carcillo scored for the Coyotes (0-4-0).

Season Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

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Boston Bruins 2008-09 team preview (SportingNews.com) 09/27/08

If they were good enough to squeak into the playoffs and extend the top-seeded Montreal Canadiens to a seventh...

Can Lightning strike again? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

Tampa Bay could either be the surprise of its division or sink, but the Lightning will have a new look either way.

Coyotes C Perrault out indefinitely (PA SportsTicker) 09/26/08

Post-concussion problems are taking their toll on Joel Perrault.

Puck Headlines: Linemate love connections in Boston, Dallas (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08

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Flames beat Coyotes 3-1 (AP) 09/26/08

Michael Cammalleri and Andre Roy each scored for the Calgary Flames in a 3-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night. Matthew Lombardi also scored for the Flames (2-1-0). Miikka Kiprusoff stopped all nine shots he faced in his first action of the preseason before being replaced in net midway through the second by Curtis McElhinney, who finished with 13 saves.

RotoWire's Keeper League Prospect Rankings (RotoWire) 09/25/08

Langkow scores winner for Flames (AP) 09/24/08

Daymond Langkow scored early in the third period to help the Calgary Flames beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 in exhibition play Wednesday night. Defensemen Dion Phaneuf and Matt Pelech also scored for Calgary (1-1) in front of a mostly pro-Flames crowd of 12,621 at MTS Centre. Enver Lisen scored two first-period goals to give Phoenix (0-2) a 2-0 lead.

Pen them in (Yahoo! Sports) 09/24/08

The return of Pittsburgh's youthful core makes a repeat trip to the Finals a real possibility for the Penguins.

Coyotes sign associate coach Samuelsson to extension (PA SportsTicker) 09/23/08

The Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday signed associate coach Ulf Samuelsson to a contract extension.

Coyotes hire Muckler as advisor to GM (PA SportsTicker) 09/23/08

After a 15-month hiatus, John Muckler has landed himself another position in an NHL front office.

Season Preview: Phoenix Coyotes, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

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Phoenix on track, but more work ahead (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

The addition of center Olli Jokinen could get Coyotes closer to their goal of reaching the playoffs.

Fight Videos: Raitis Ivanans, Riley Cote drop training camp bombs (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

Unfortunately, Los Angeles Kings fighter Raitis Ivanans and the Philadelphia Flyers ' MMA-trained Riley Cote...

Moller's late goal helps Kings beat Coyotes (AP) 09/23/08

Oscar Moller scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 1:17 remaining and had two assists, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night in a rare NHL split-squad preseason game. Another contingent of Kings players led by Michael Handzus, Tom Preissing and recently acquired free agent center Jarrett Stoll beat the St.