The Coyotes have a taste for blood now, let the games commence!
I see a few folks are rooting / thinking the Yotes can or will win the series, IMO that was the 1 series I thought 1 team was grossly superior to the other team, and still feel the same way, Nashville is NO joke, they outplayed Phoenix very badly, and that will not bode well for them as the series progresses.
I highly doubt Smith is gonna out play Rinne to steal this series, especially if the Preds carry / dominate the play as much as they did, Nashville forces Phoenix to play there game, Yotes are lucky to have won the 1st game, whether they are playing with newly gained confidence, the smell of fresh blood, or if there feeding off of the adrenaline of the 2nd round, Nashville is gonna win the series, bank on it!!! if the Yotes win the series, I won't post anymore predictions this year.
So the hit from Dwight King on Pietrangelo is getting a lot of press, some even suggest he should be suspended. Personally, I think that King was trying to play the puck and Pietrangelo turned his body and buckled his knees which is what led to him falling. Yes King pushed him and yes blood was drawn, but in boarding it must be a minor, or major. Obviously the refs in the game, felt it was only worth a minor as that is what was called. However, based on the press and some articles I have seen; I wanted opinions from intelligent hockey fans. So I submit to all of you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsSWSWt_rbU
Thoughts?
GKG!
honestly, it looked like an unfortunate collision... there didnt seem to be any intent to injure there. sometimes things just happen