Are the Roadrunners playing the same system as the Yotes? I just wonder because what would be the odds that they start struggling mightily at right around the same time as the parent club.
If they do... Does that mean the system has flaws or has been figured out and the book on how to beat it is readily available?
Tampa changed their deployment and philosophy against the Coyotes, handing them one of the worst losses of the year Jan 9th. It was a comprehensive dismantling of a team that had just won 4 in a row. Tampa talked openly on their broadcast about keeping guys back to support the puck and limiting the Coyotes chances off the rush.
Roadrunners are 3-8 since that date.
The Coyotes have gone 2-6-3 since that date.
Roadrunners up 5-1.
Goals: Chaput (11), Burke (18,19), Fasching (16), Dineen (4)
Assists: Hayton (1,2,3), Fasching (11,12), Capobianco (18,19), Chaput (9), Bunting (33)
Still 4 something minutes remaining in the game. They certainly will break the losing streak unlike the big club who can't buy a win.
Also, just wanted to say that Capobianco plays completely different in Tucson than he does when he's up with the Coyotes. I just don't understand why he can't just do the same things at the big level, maybe he's just going to take some time, but he could be a real asset to the team if he could figure out how to translate what he does in Tucson up with the big club.
Hard to get your sea legs when you're paired with someone bad and/or you get yoinked the moment you make a single mistake.
Many players have dominated at the AHL level but do squat in the NHL.Also, just wanted to say that Capobianco plays completely different in Tucson than he does when he's up with the Coyotes. I just don't understand why he can't just do the same things at the big level, maybe he's just going to take some time, but he could be a real asset to the team if he could figure out how to translate what he does in Tucson up with the big club.
I like to see how Prosvetov now has a .928 save percentage in 19 games. To compare with other goalies, one Binnington had a .927 in 16 games for his AHL team last season, before he was called up.
I know Prosvetov is young. But talk to me.