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Crashing Coyotes have nothing left to say

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Winnipeg Jets’ Eric O’Dell (58) celebrates after scoring with Zach Bogosian (44) as Phoenix Coyotes’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson (23) looks on during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Canada, Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Trevor Hagan)

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After finally getting an owner and with it a fighting chance to stay in Glendale, the Phoenix Coyotes got off to a 14-4-3 start this season. In the roughly two months that have followed, very little has gone right for them.

They fell to 21-15-9 after Winnipeg’s 5-1 victory last night. The Coyotes have consequently earned just two points in their last six games and have allowed 21 goals over that span.

They’ve been so bad for so long that there really isn’t much left to say.

“We’re talked out here,” coach Dave Tippett admitted, according to the Arizona Republic. “More meetings than you can shake a stick at. It’s about doing now, and we’ll see who can do.”

Tippett added that certain players have been making the same mistakes over and over again.

A two month slump can be demoralizing for any team and be the cause of a failed season, but for Phoenix its potentially even more problematic. This is an organization that needs to prove that hockey can work in Glendale by drawing in fans.

Getting an ownership group in place was critical, but if the Coyotes fail to make the playoffs or slump to the point where they’re playing in meaningless games after the Olympic break, it might hurt their efforts.

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