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No way Hawks' Versteeg will fire back at Gretzky
If anyone was waiting to hear Kris Versteeg fire back at Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky in response to the Great One's comments following Sunday's game at the United Center, it's not going to happen. For one thing, Versteeg said, it's Wayne Gretzky. And two, the Blackhawks rookie winger ...
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 Coyotes face potential disaster
Coyotes face potential disaster
globesports.com — Despite a promising young club with Wayne Gretzky at the helm, the Phoenix Coyotes are expected to... lose between $25- and $35-million (all currency U.S.) this year and with his primary business under financial duress, owner Jerry Moyes may not be able ... (more) Coyotes face potential disaster
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globesports.com: Coyotes face potential disaster
theglobeandmail.com — Despite a promising young club with Wayne Gretzky at the helm, the Phoenix Coyotes are expected to... lose between $25- and $35-million (all currency U.S.) this year and with his primary business under financial duress, owner Jerry Moyes may not be able ... (more) globesports.com: Coyotes face potential disaster
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Versteeg Knows Not To Talk Bad About Gretzky
KK Hockey — ... game at the United Center, it’s not going to happen. For one thing, Versteeg said, it’s Wayne Gretzky. And two, the Blackhawks rookie winger would never hear the end of it from his father. “My dad’s got this big wall full of Wayne Gretzky stuff,” Versteeg said Tuesday. “So if I ever wanted to say something bad about Wayne Gretzky, he’d be the first guy here to give me a slap upside the head. continued

Puck Headlines: Miller claims ref told him to 'go bleep' himself
Puck Daddy — ... about the fight. Versteeg won't be hitting back, because his father is a Gretzky superfan. "If I ever wanted to say something bad about Wayne Gretzky, he'd be the first guy here to give me a slap upside the head." This kid is making us want to give him the Calder. [Daily Herald] ...

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