Tough break for Coyotes' Lemieux

Just when former Blackhawks winger Jocelyn Lemieux thought hecaught a break, he really did.

The Phoenix Coyotes recently signed Lemieux from the Long BeachIce Dogs of the International Hockey League and last week discoveredhe had a hairline fracture in his right arm.

X-rays revealed the injury was three weeks old, which meant ithappened before the Coyotes signed him. That raised obviousquestions, such as whether Lemieux knew about the injury and hid itto make sure the Coyotes rescued him from the minors.Absolutely not, said Lemiuex, who added he was worried manywould think just that."It was a little scary talking to (Coyotes general manager)Bobby (Smith) and …