Comments on: Life after Bryzgalov: how will the Coyotes succeed in net? http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/08/life-after-bryzgalov-how-will-the-coyotes-succeed-in-net/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 07:12:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ajnool http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/08/life-after-bryzgalov-how-will-the-coyotes-succeed-in-net/comment-page-1/#comment-17328 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:39:06 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=49876#comment-17328 I honestly think that people who claim Bryzgalov was the Coyotes team don’t know a lot about hockey. Many forget that he was in the team for two years before Dave Tippett brought his style of coaching to Phoenix, and not once did he post a winning record. The Coyotes posted over 200 points in two seasons, more than Vezina-winning Ryan Miller, Miikka Kiprussoff, Henrik Lundqvist, Pekka Rinne, Tomas Vokoun and others’ teams could manage. The point I am trying to make here is that it is actually Dave Tippett, and a much improved Coyotes team/system/General Manager who have given the Coyotes their success. Yes Bryzgalov played a part, but honestly if you watched Coyotes games (which I have, every one of ‘em) then you’ll also know that the saves he were making were 95% really easy butterfly saves, which simply involved moving into position and dropping down on the knees. I realise skill, fitness, timing and experience (as well as talent) is needed to do this, but there is no fitter goalie than Mike Smith, he has good experience, he is rated to be very talented and all he needs is a little work so why the hell shouldn’t he have a break-out year in a Dave Tippett system which is possibly the most goalie-friendly in the NHL? Oh and also as the article states, the work of Sean Burke has been truly phenomenal with both Bryz and Barbs. Both were all over the place when they arrived, both are now precise and effective goaltenders. Good article.

]]> By: trbowman http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/08/life-after-bryzgalov-how-will-the-coyotes-succeed-in-net/comment-page-1/#comment-17310 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:27:12 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=49876#comment-17310 “Life after Bryzgalov: how will the Coyotes succeed in net?”

They won’t.

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