Captain Shane Doan has amassed nine points (3 goals, 6 assists) for the surprisingly stout Coyotes this season. Crashing The Net takes you around the league touching on hot and cold players, battles for ice-time and what's going on in net. FIRE Maxim Afinogenov, Thrashers After watching Afinogenov on Saturday night, I'm convinced my decision to roster the Russian winger late in every draft this season was the correct one. Yes, he has been limited to an average of just 53 games a season the past three years because of injury, and yes the word defense isn't in his lexicon, but can that guy ever dangle and skate. As a result of those offensive gifts, and a shot at a new lease on life after falling out of favor in Buffalo, Maxim has recorded six points in eight games this season including two goals and three assists in his last...
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