Sport betting online odds on the Phoenix Coyotes are going to be interesting to watch this year. The Coyotes are in a bankruptcy court battle and now they will be without their head coach Wayne Gretzky who resigned on Thursday. It would seem that the loss of Gretzky would hurt the Coyotes in sports betting but that may not be the case.
Sport betting online had Gretzky with a losing record as head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. His reputation as a player is unmatched but it did not carry over to coaching success. Now with the team in a bankruptcy battle, Gretzky decided it was time to go. Gretzky’s head coaching record was 143-161-24 and the team never made the playoffs under his reign. “We all hoped there would be a resolution earlier this month to the Coyotes ownership situation, but the decision is taking longer than expected,” Gretzky said, “Since both remaining bidders have made it clear that I don’t fit into their future plans, I approached general manager Don Maloney and suggested he begin looking for someone to replace me as coach. Don has worked hard and explored many options. I think he has made an excellent choice, and so now it’s time for me to step aside.” Sport betting online reports have Dave Tippett being hired to replace Gretzky.
Gretzky first joined Phoenix as a managing partner in February 2001 and became the coach in August of 2005. Gretzky’s teams were not able to make the playoffs though as sports betting notes. Last year was very tough as Phoenix was poised to make a sport betting online run but lost six games in a row after the All-Star break and never recovered. They finished 12 points out of the playoffs with another losing sport betting online record. It was a major disappointment since the Coyotes were looking like a definite playoff team at the halfway mark of the sportsbook hockey season.
Phoenix is not considered a contender this season in sports betting online hockey odds. They could have a little value now though at the online sportsbook with the bankruptcy mess and the loss of Gretzky. Getting Tippett is huge in sport betting online as he is an excellent coach who will get Phoenix to play well. Phoenix is 85-1 in sports betting odds at the sportsbook to win this year’s Stanley Cup.