Taylor Hall, photo courtesy of Arizona Coyotes The Coyotes coaching staff has not been idle in the nearly four months since the NHL paused its season due to concerns over COVID-19. Head coach Rick Tocchet, assistants John MacLean, Phil Housley, Corey Schwab, Steve Peters and the AHL staff have watched an estimated 350-400 hours of video.
X's and O's! Oh how I love X's and O's! It makes me stop and picture the play develop/finish in my mind and it practically turns into a daydream. Ah, my happy place!
Awesome article, Craig! Super refreshed to read your work again. Quick question (not at all a complaint, just a question) do you know if your website offers a “dark mode” option? I tried to change it in my browser settings but i didn’t see the option. Either way, thanks for the scoop. Happy to be a subscriber
Excellent content good sir! Every time I thought the article was going to end, it got even more in-depth. You cannot beat this level of quality, detail, and trust. Thanks Craig!
I'm no coach and I like slapshots, but I'm not sure I'd want Oliver to change his sick blue line wristah to a slapper even if it would bounce around more for people to clean up a rebound or two.
Fabulous article, Craig. Now you need to start a YouTube channel, get a patreon page, and do it like all the cool kids do. Print media is dead. Content, content, content.
Highly illuminating! Thanks so much for coaxing this level of detail out of the coaches. As fans, we see a lot of this happening and then suffer coaches answering only in cliches. It causes fans to get really down on coaches and think they aren’t seeing what they need to see or addressing what they need to address. It’s really a relief to actually hear them break down the tactical side and give us an idea of what the team SHOULD be focusing on, so we can watch for improvement.
We’ve been sticking with a team stuck in a perpetual rebuild for nearly a decade. And progression has been...”non-linear” so it’s great to get insight into what key performance indicators we can watch for to mark progress, beyond goals, and wins.
Although I have concerns about the NHL pulling this off (we keep using the word 'unprecedented' at work to pretty much describe anything and everything that doesn't make sense but we have to roll with anyway) however I'm allowing myself to be excited. Players seem to be as well. Everyone healthy (...I think?..), with this chance in front of them? How many played-through injuries impacted the past season along with man-games lost to injuries? Things they needed to work on, but couldn't due to line jugging when someone went down?
As always a phenomenal read. You're such a trusted writer that you're able to coax on depth information from the best sources including specific names. This type of writing is invaluable to a fan who wants to understand how and edgy things are the way they are and what needs to change. Thanks so much for your work. Can't wait to read about the goalies.
Awesome to see such a large and I'm depth article not only after a 3 month hockey pause, but also during this new and uncertain times. Great work Craig!
Top notch content here. It's the X's and O's that I really appreciate, along with the detail you were able to garner from the coaches. Love it and can't wait for more of this!
X's and O's! Oh how I love X's and O's! It makes me stop and picture the play develop/finish in my mind and it practically turns into a daydream. Ah, my happy place!
Awesome article, Craig! Super refreshed to read your work again. Quick question (not at all a complaint, just a question) do you know if your website offers a “dark mode” option? I tried to change it in my browser settings but i didn’t see the option. Either way, thanks for the scoop. Happy to be a subscriber
Excellent content good sir! Every time I thought the article was going to end, it got even more in-depth. You cannot beat this level of quality, detail, and trust. Thanks Craig!
Are you really only charging $5 a month? This is outstanding value for money thanks Craig.
I'm no coach and I like slapshots, but I'm not sure I'd want Oliver to change his sick blue line wristah to a slapper even if it would bounce around more for people to clean up a rebound or two.
Good to have you back!
Fabulous article, Craig. Now you need to start a YouTube channel, get a patreon page, and do it like all the cool kids do. Print media is dead. Content, content, content.
I'm so glad to have this back...love the well written deep dives! As always...keep up the great work!
Wow. Now THAT is content.. thank you
Highly illuminating! Thanks so much for coaxing this level of detail out of the coaches. As fans, we see a lot of this happening and then suffer coaches answering only in cliches. It causes fans to get really down on coaches and think they aren’t seeing what they need to see or addressing what they need to address. It’s really a relief to actually hear them break down the tactical side and give us an idea of what the team SHOULD be focusing on, so we can watch for improvement.
We’ve been sticking with a team stuck in a perpetual rebuild for nearly a decade. And progression has been...”non-linear” so it’s great to get insight into what key performance indicators we can watch for to mark progress, beyond goals, and wins.
Thanks Craig!
Although I have concerns about the NHL pulling this off (we keep using the word 'unprecedented' at work to pretty much describe anything and everything that doesn't make sense but we have to roll with anyway) however I'm allowing myself to be excited. Players seem to be as well. Everyone healthy (...I think?..), with this chance in front of them? How many played-through injuries impacted the past season along with man-games lost to injuries? Things they needed to work on, but couldn't due to line jugging when someone went down?
Great read Craig! Looking forward to your articles. GO YOTES!!
Top notch, quality article. I'm so glad you are finding a way to still cover the team. I'm pulling for you to find a bunch of success, you deserve it.
As always a phenomenal read. You're such a trusted writer that you're able to coax on depth information from the best sources including specific names. This type of writing is invaluable to a fan who wants to understand how and edgy things are the way they are and what needs to change. Thanks so much for your work. Can't wait to read about the goalies.
Excellent article, Craig. Welcome back!!
Awesome to see such a large and I'm depth article not only after a 3 month hockey pause, but also during this new and uncertain times. Great work Craig!
Top notch content here. It's the X's and O's that I really appreciate, along with the detail you were able to garner from the coaches. Love it and can't wait for more of this!