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At playoff time when the Suns mattered most, Nash-ville was a nickname for downtown Phoenix.
Now, it's a second-round opponent for its hockey team, and a temperature gauge for the marketplace.
How far will the Coyotes advance? How deep will you go to support them?
Unlike the Red Wings, Blackhawks and other popular opponents, Nashville brings nothing venomous to the Western Conference semifinals. They have a great defenseman with a foreboding slap shot. They have a Finnish goalie inspiring im-Pekka-ble headlines. They have a player who is married to singer Carrie Underwood.
They do not have thousands of transplanted fans living the Valley, ready to push Read Full Article »
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