The more you shoot, the better chance you have. “You can’t get however many shots and not score. “I remember asking Doaner (captain Shane Doan) like what he would do to get through that kind of stuff, and he just said, ‘Keep shooting the puck and eventually they’re going to go in,’ ” Domi said. The 20-year-old rookie snapped a 15-game goalless drought last week when he tallied his first career hat trick and although he recognizes one of his responsibilities is to score, he hasn’t felt frustrated. “I had a little chat with him this morning about shooting a little straighter,” Tippett said. Winger Max Domi had nine shot attempts against the Devils, but not a single one actually reached goalie Cory Schneider. The move leaves the Coyotes with 22 players on the active roster, one under the 23-man limit, and Tippett said he isn’t anticipating any call-ups for the time being.

Just felt like we need to get him playing a little more, so that’s the way it went.” He needs to get up to speed a little bit. “So it’s kind of been up and down a little bit. “Early on he played all right then he got injured, missed some time there,” Tippett said. He was expected to be an offensive spark plug who could move up and down the Coyotes’ right side. The 28-year-old signed a one-year, $1.75 million contract last summer after amassing 14 goals and 28 points with the Penguins in 2014-15. He missed a chunk of time in November with an upper-body injury but since getting healthy, he struggled to stay in the lineup.īefore playing in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the Devils, Downie had been a healthy scratch for nine of the previous 12 games. In 25 appearances, Downie has chipped in three goals and three assists. “He’s gotta get his game up and moving here,” coach Dave Tippett said. Coyotes winger Steve Downie hasn’t had much playing time the past month, but a trip to the minors should help rectify that.Īfter clearing waivers Monday, Downie was assigned to the Coyotes’ American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield.

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