Lightning too much for Coyotes.

Publication: East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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COPYRIGHT 2005 East Valley Tribune

Byline: Jerry Brown

PHOENIX _ The Canadian Olympic committee will finally name its 2006 Winter Olympic hockey team next week. That announcement couldn't come soon enough for the Phoenix Coyotes, who must tire of always getting the "A" game from Canada's top opposing players _ all of whom know executive director Wayne Gretzky is evaluating and nit-picking the smallest blemishes like Simon from "American Idol."

And while Tampa stars and Team Canada shoo-ins Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards were showing off Thursday night at Glendale Arena _ each played a key role in each Lightning goal _ the Coyotes didn't impress ex-Phoenix goalie Sean Burke one bit in a 3-1 loss that wasn't quite as close as the...

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