Desert Art

The last time I posted any good Phoenix Coyotes artwork was... well, it was never. I've never posted any good Phoenix Coyotes artwork and for that I am ashamed. That streak ends this afternoon.

If there was ever a reason for the 'Yotes to don a black third jersey, this would be it.



I never would've thought that PHX logo would look good as a crest. Proved me wrong, right there. Here's what made me think that in the first place.



Yeah. Don't worry, though, I'm not wasting it. We've got some decent Freak Out stuff for Friday too.

Below is a simple redesign concept with the old moon logo I liked a lot.



This does make me miss the PHX logo, though. However, the Coyotes still wear that moon logo on their pants. But what if we combine it with the current primary?



And then slap it on a jersey?



Lastly, we get a look at the reason why text needs to stay off the front of jerseys.



That's all I've got for you today. Tune in next time for more fan made concept art. You know you love it. In the meantime, keep voting on the NHL's best goalie masks! Despite being just over halfway through the first round, we're actually making some headway. We'll have a winner before you know it.

Something BIG is coming... May 1, 2008!

Poll: DiPietro vs Hiller

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Rick DiPIETRO		Jonas HILLER

Place your vote and then feel free to leave a comment about how you came to your decision. Tell all your friends to drop in and vote! The more voices heard, the more accurate the results!

Poll opening date Wed Apr 16

Poll closing date Sun Apr 20

Poll: Kiprusoff vs Hasek

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Miikka KIPRUSOFF		Dominik HASEK

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Poll opening date Tue Apr 15

Poll closing date Sat Apr 19

Poll: Legace vs Weekes

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Manny LEGACE		Kevin WEEKES

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Poll opening date Mon Apr 14

Poll closing date Fri Apr 18

Poll: Toskala vs Ellis

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Vesa TOSKALA		Dan ELLIS

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Poll opening date Sun Apr 13

Poll closing date Thu Apr 17

Poll: Giguere vs Auld

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Jean-Sebastien GIGUERE		Alex AULD

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Poll opening date Sat Apr 12

Poll closing date Wed Apr 16

Poll: Emery vs Ramo

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Ray EMERY		Karri RAMO

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Poll opening date Fri Apr 11

Poll closing date Tue Apr 15

Poll: Lalime vs Toivonen

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Patrick LALIME		Hannu TOIVONEN

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Poll opening date Thu Apr 10

Poll closing date Mon Apr 14

Poll: Conklin vs Hedberg

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Ty CONKLIN		Johan HEDBERG

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Poll opening date Wed Apr 9

Poll closing date Sun Apr 13

My Playoff Predictions 2008!

Nobody asked me but I write a hockey blog and I'd be odd-man out if I didn't post my ill-informed predictions for the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs. So prepare yourselves. By no means am I any sort of authority on analysis of the league (I only know my Lightning) so take it for what it is. And what can I say? I love the playoffs!

Without any reasonable explanation or rationale whatsoever, my picks are as follows.

CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

Montreal vs Boston
Canadiens in 4; Come on, you've seen their regular season record right?

Pittsburgh vs Ottawa
Penguins in 5; The Sens get one win, if that. Damn Pens are just too strong.

Washington vs Philadelphia
Capitals in 6; The Flyers were the worst team a year ago by a lot. Strides? Yes. But not leaps and bounds.

New Jersey vs NY Rangers
Rangers in 7; Tough one but I envision a long series with a tired Brodeur at the end.

Detroit vs Nashville
Red Wings in 5; You don't barely make the playoffs then knock out a club with 54 regular season wins.

San Jose vs Calgary
Sharks in 6; The Sharks will win the Cup.

Minnesota vs Colorado
Avalanche in 6; Just a gut call. No evidence to back it up.

Anaheim vs Dallas
Stars in 7; Champion schmampion.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Montreal vs NY Rangers
Canadiens in 6; The Rangers will fall apart after the first round.

Pittsburgh vs Washington
Penguins in 5; The series of the year featuring Sid versus Ovie but I give it to Crosby and his cohorts.

Detroit vs Colorado
Red Wings in 6; I love it any time these two get together. Wings are powerful, though.

San Jose vs Dallas
Sharks in 4; The Sharks will run away with it.

CONFERENCE FINALS

Montreal vs Pittsburgh
Penguins in 7; Kind of cliché to go with Nos. 1 and 2 but I have no choice.

Detroit vs San Jose
Sharks in 5; Risky bet but there's a history of upset here.

STANLEY CUP FINALS

San Jose vs Pittsburgh
Sharks in 7; It'll be a hard-fought battle to the bitter end but my money's on them this postseason. But I admit the triangle theme is weird.

So there it is. Oh and don't bother emailing or commenting to say how wrong or stupid I am. I already know it.

Feel free to add your predictions below in the comments. I'm considering posting polls for each series to see what the majority are predicting. If this is something you guys are interested in, let me know. Playoffs start tomorrow. Get excited!