Coyotes 4 v. Red Wings 7: More Concentration Need
by PPP on Apr 16, 2010 9:57 PM MST
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The Red Wings looked much more like the Red Wings tonight as they rode a Henrik Zetterberg hat trick to a 7-4 win. Having said that, some better goaltending by Ilya Bryzgalov would have gone a long way towards getting a better result. Too Hot to Yandle opened the scoring for the Coyotes before Wojtek Wolski jumped on a bad giveaway to make the score 2-1. He was nice enough to return that goal later on an absolutely brutal play. Matthew Lombardi broke in alone and made a nice move to make the score 3-3 but the Coyotes coughed one up in less than 90 seconds to set the stage for the celebration pictured. Shane Doan broke down the wing and made an odd man rush out of nowhere. It was a great effort but sadly all for naught.
A split at home isn't always great but this was never going to be a short series. They'll need to win one in Detroit and get two chances next week. Some improved goaltending, continued rambunctiousness, and better concentration could see them do it. Travis will be back at some point to give you a full recap but for now what did you like about the game and what did you hate and would you love to shoot the dummy that kept waving at the camera?
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Too many mistakes.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
Was at the game
and had a blast. Obviously would want a different outcome but I screamed all the way to the finally seconds, as my poor wife can attest.
Now remember. If the balloon pops, the noise makes the angels cry.
Game 2
This is what happens when we stray away from our game plan that we had formulated against the Wings. True, Bryz allowed a couple of bad ones, but our defense couldn’t properly clamp down Zetterberg and the rest of their supporting cast. That turnover by Wolski in our zone was horrifying, and that’s the kind of thing that needs to stop. The Coyotes easily hit the panic button in this game, and it showed. It also accentuated the need for someone in the locker room to step up the scoring, because, let’s face it, the team has largely ridden on Bryz’s coattails all season, and he can’t stop them all every night.
Another thing that we should take away from this loss is that we can’t go toe to toe, blow for blow when lighting up the scoreboard against them. We came this far because we forced opponents to play our game, and we dictated the pace, not the other way around.
So, with that being said, we took one on the chin, it’s over and done with, now let’s put one (preferably two) on the Wings in their own house
Absolutely Right
Game 1 was a Coyotes-style game while last night was all Red Wings. Detroit is very comfortable playing with the restrictor plates off. Unfortunately for the Coyotes, it’s going to be much tougher to dictate play in the Joe Louis arena.
Tippett has his work cut out to keep his guys from trying to let the Wings open it up. Let’s face it, the game last night was more fun to watch than game 1 and that isn’t because of the end score. Fans love to watch that style and players love to play it; I just don’t think the Coyotes can afford that.
by J.J. from Kansas on Apr 17, 2010 7:50 AM MST up reply actions
I didn’t think last night’s game was half as fun as Game 1. I got a sick feeling in my stomach watching the Coyotes trying to outskate the Detroit Red Wings. Um, Yotes? Newsflash: You are never going to outskate the Red Wings. That was somewhat horrifying to watch. I don’t know how Tippet didn’t burst a blood vessel. I really wish a timeout had been called in the 2nd. I don’t know if it would have helped. But, I wish the Coyotes had at least tried to calm things down.
Blech. This game was just….. blech. I sincerely hope Tippet and the players can find a way to get back to playing the style of game that won them so many games during the year. It is going to get very ugly if they keep trying to play the Wings style of game.
would you love to shoot the dummy that kept waving at the camera?
Thanks for pointing this out. That was a Red Wings fan. Kinda like these two. (1:28)
by FloridaownsFSU on Apr 17, 2010 10:45 AM MST reply actions
Seriously, that guy sucked. I’m not sure how we know it was a Red Wings fan, but it doesn’t matter. You’re there to watch the game, not get your stupid ass on television. If you’re going to stand and cheer while the action is going on, your ass oughta be facing the ice.
Red Wings fan or Coyotes fan, if anybody knows who that guy is, give him a slap for me. Bitches like that don’t deserve closed fists.
by J.J. from Kansas on Apr 17, 2010 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
I figured he’s a Red Wings fan since I saw him clapping at the end of the game.
If this were a game that eliminated the Coyotes at home, then it might be hard to deduce one way or another since Coyote fans would probably applaud their team for such a great season. But since this series is returning to Phoenix one way or another, I’m 99.999% certain it was a Red Wings fan.
by FloridaownsFSU on Apr 17, 2010 11:45 AM MST up reply actions
Keeping the faith
in our team and that they will pull through, is what we all need to do right now. It was a good game until the last period. By the way I was wondering is anyone has found that Coyotes intro video from center ice, the song is by the hours it’s called “Ali in the Jungle.” It goes everyone gets knocked down, so how quick are you gonna get up. I’ve been lookin for it can’t find it.
There are two coyotes inside every fan, a good one and a bad one, so which coyote do you feed?
TOSS THE SNAKE, TOSS THE SNAKE!
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