COYOTES LOOK FOR ANSWERS : KARIYA, SELANNE WILL BE MARKED MEN.Byline: Mark Whicker Orange County Register They will have to be wily Coyotes to put the brakes on Paul Kariya Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the St. Louis Blues. Personal life and Teemu Selanne, but at least they have a plan. ``Hire a hit man and send him over to their houses,'' Keith Tkachuk Keith Matthew Tkachuk (born March 28 1972, in Melrose, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. He is currently playing left winger for the St. Louis Blues. suggested Thursday. ``Get a lasso lasso (lăs`ō, lăs  `), light, strong rope, usually with a smooth, hard finish, made of a fine quality of hemp or nylon. ,'' Mike Gartner Michael Alfred Gartner (born October 29, 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Washington Capitals, Minnesota North Stars, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and said. ``Hope they oversleep o·ver·sleep v. o·ver·slept , o·ver·sleep·ing, o·ver·sleeps v.intr. To sleep beyond one's usual or intended time for waking. v.tr. and miss the game,'' Jeremy Roenick Jeremy Shaffer Roenick (born January 17, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks. He has played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, and Los Angeles Kings over the course of 18 NHL said. Phoenix is bereft of legal clues after Kariya and Selanne scored all four Mighty Ducks' goals in the Game 1 victory Wednesday. Game 2 is tonight. The obvious answer is necessary roughness Necessary Roughness may refer to:
``You can't take an open-ice run at either of them,'' Tkachuk said. ``They'll get right past you. Kariya must have the fastest first three steps in the league. He's great at getting open. You just have to keep them both in front of you and try not to make mistakes. ``Our top players have to play better than their top players. That didn't happen last night.'' Tkachuk and Roenick scored the Phoenix goals on deflections. The Coyotes dominated play early but couldn't convert a 5-on-3 situation after Selanne scored on a similar power play for the Ducks. ``Trying to be physical with those guys is like a turtle chasing a jackrabbit jackrabbit, popular name for several hares of W North America, characterized by very long legs and ears. Jackrabbits are powerful jumpers and fast runners. In normal progress leaps are alternated with running steps; when pursued the hare runs fast and close to the ,'' Roenick said. ``You have to let them come to you.'' However, Roenick did crunch Kariya a couple of times. He doesn't expect blood - ``you don't do that to class players'' - but says Phoenix must be more physical. Coach Don Hay gets to match lines when the series goes to Phoenix on Sunday, but he wonders about the significance. For the most part, Roenick, Cliff Ronning and Dallas Drake tried to combat Kariya, Selanne and Jari Kurri in Game 1. ``I don't think (Ducks coach) Ron Wilson really cares who's out on the ice against those guys,'' Hay said. ``But you certainly can't be thinking offense when you're out there against them. And that can be a tough sell.'' Breaking down the Ducks' goals, Hay pointed out that Selanne scored on a 5-on-3 and Kariya on an empty net at the end. He had trouble accepting the other two. ``We overskated the puck at our blue line and Selanne took it and scored,'' he said. ``If we're going to turn it over, we'd better do it 200 feet from our own net. ``Before that, Kariya scored and we weren't aware of where he was. We can't let that happen.'' ``And he shouldn't be scoring on a slap shot from the blue line,'' Roenick said. |
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