My first thought when I saw the "clean sweep" of the coaching staff was that they could determine the ability of Edzo's staff by swapping WB for the Pens staff. If the Wb team suffered horribly as the Pens have, then EdZo was the problem not the players. Personally I think the "super signings" who are skating like they are in a mudhole are to blame. Then again maybe its like in the movies. The owner is trying to gut the team so he sell and retire.
posted by Ice Goblin at 12:06 PM on December 15, 2005
The Great One steps down as head coach of Coyotes
It is my experience that anyone whom is thrown into a situation such as this that has had the business or sport as big a part of their life as Gretzky has would be a telephone call away from advising in important issues regardless of his "time away" from his positions. In fact the stress brought on by the family issues would be relieved slightly by such a distraction.
posted by Ice Goblin at 08:32 AM on December 20, 2005