Coyotes 1 v. Red Wings 6: Nothing To Be Ashamed Of
The reports of the Detroit Red Wings' demise have been greatly exaggerated. They were written off at various points in the season and it looked like the Coyotes might have had a good shot at knocking them out of the first round. And then, the Red Wings played like the Red Wings that have made it to two straight Stanley Cup Finals. Their best players were their best players while Phoenix's, outside of the miraculous Ilya Bryzgalov, were invisible at best. The team put up with a ridiculous amount of mockery, pressure, and scorn and put together 50 wins and pushed the Wings to seven games. The effort wasn't the best but it shouldn't erase an entire season's worth of good. Travis will have a lot more on the game and the series and the season but from one fan to another: thanks for the hope.
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You know, Travis said I could ban anyone…
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Like reading thoughts confined to 140 characters? I'm on Twitter too.
Don’t do it! Just change his Av or something.
Follow me on Twitter!! I even say some relevant stuff sometimes
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:O!
Meanie :P
I’ll behave I promise
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
It was a good run Phoenix.
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good run this year
I’m seriously scared to face you all next year. The Yotes always play the Sharks well.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
Good luck next year Pheonix
Hopefully for Odins sake you guys are still doing this again next year when your not punching in goals against the blues.
He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.
Thanks, 'Yotes fans
for hosting us. You have a great team, and many great years to come.
Leafs fan living large in the Pitt and pretending like the drought is over. Go Pens!
Good game Detroit.
Still pissed off by those missed calls in the second quarter though. Those turned the game around.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
What a year.
I’ll still wear my colors with pride. The boys have nothing to be ashamed of after this year.
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
One last time for this season.
Tomorrow begins anew
But one last time this season
Coyotes I howl for you
AWOOOOOOOOOOO
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
Nothing at all.
Follow me on Twitter!! I even say some relevant stuff sometimes
Co-founder and president of the Tyler Sloan Fan Club
TimmyHates office post game song.
Its playing for me right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCqsG1t7RoU
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
Keep being awesome fans!
It was a pleasure to chill with all of you here. Coyotes showed a lot of heart and dedication this year. You’ll be back next year and more fierce than ever. ;) Take care and maybe I’ll see you guys around here!
Keeping it real. Keeping it fresh. Keeping it real fresh.
Proud
of the Coyotes, proud of the fans that stayed and gave them a standing ovation at the end. We have things to work towards, but this is just the beginning.
Life is not a flower.
Nice work Yotes
It was a good run, stick with Tippet and you guys will be good for years to come.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
congratz
great season and great series so congratz. i was afraid the yotes would goon it up at the end or something but they stayed classy. good luck next year.
by Twig in Houston on Apr 27, 2010 8:57 PM MST reply actions
Thanks Everyone
this kinda reminds me of the song, “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here” lol. Our playoff experience is over, but find another team to cheer on. Jump on another teams bandwagon as you’ve done with us and hope for the best. I’m thankful for the class alot of you have shown and dedication making us your #1 team this post season.
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!
From here on out for me
Vancouver over Sharks/Blackhawks over Wings
If it comes down to Sharks/Blackhawks i’m 50/50 – Part of me wants the Sharks to finally get there, part of me is still loyal to the first team I played for.
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
They are one of my tops
to go to the cup. The other is the Nucks. As long as a western conf. team wins I’m good. Except for at the end if it’s the Wings. I just truly do not like them. Like everyone says, they are the Yankees, Packers, or Lakers of the NHL.
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!
appreciate the drop in at WiiM
Classy move, friend. Take care, and see ya ’round the blogs…
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With a stud like Lee Stempniak in the lineup, you have to expect the Coyotes to make some noise in 2011.
by Benjamin Massey on Apr 27, 2010 9:06 PM MST reply actions
Leaf fan here
And you guys should be proud. I was heading to bed, but I just wanted to share that first. I was nothing, if not impressed by everything the Yotes did this year, including bringing the hottest team since the olympic break to 7 games.
Congrats on a great year and I hope you have lots to look forward to!
Thanks
Yep it sux but the way I look at it is, we finally made it. After 8 years of being gone from the playoffs we are back. And we intend to stay here. Makes me wanna literally cry cuz the cinderella story is over lol, but it still has a happy ending, even if we don’t see it right now.
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!
What a season
I don’t care what happened, or what will happen, this was one for the ages. For a patchwork squad of players and a coach that joined 2 weeks before the season, I couldn’t be more proud of the boys. Thanks to everyone for everything, I couldnt have asked for anything else this year. Let’s Go Coyotes!!!
Sweater-jabs for everyone!
by Beastonnette on Apr 27, 2010 9:15 PM MST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Hey all
I’ll reiterate this in the morning when I do the Daily Links, but I just want to thank everyone that’s made their way over here to FfH over the last 2 weeks and given your support…particularly, Brad Lee and PPP and everyone at your respective sites. I’ve been helping out Travis with the site for a few months now and I can say that the activity over the last two weeks has been very rewarding and it’s been fun to chat with all of you about hockey and the Coyotes. I know that there will probably never be another confluence of events that so lends itself to all of you coming back and supporting this team the way you have, but know that for all of us at Five For Howling, you are welcome any time.
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(Oh, and go Philly teams as well!)
And I also should make a point to thank MPallen23 and TimmyHate who have been here all year and just been fabulous to get to know. Here’s hoping I will get to see you at future games and other Coyotes-related events!
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(Oh, and go Philly teams as well!)
by Jordan Ellel on Apr 27, 2010 10:09 PM MST up reply actions
Likewise
Its been an honor being on here. Been an honor to spend time with the FFH gang.
I just know I’m still gonna log on to FFH everyday hoping for something new…its habit.
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
We’ll try and keep bringing new content, but I can’t promise that it’ll be with the same frequency as it has been…
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(Oh, and go Philly teams as well!)
by Jordan Ellel on Apr 27, 2010 11:21 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah. Probably not 8 stories in a day like we had today :P
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JaredFromLondon: ...Odin, he's cool.
by Travis Hair on Apr 27, 2010 11:36 PM MST up reply actions
haha of course
But it’ll be good to keep in touch – hopefully most of the regulars will hang around too and we can have some discussions – on or off topic :D
Supporting my teams from 6000 miles away!
HOWL! LETS GO COYOTES!!
Thanks for hosting us, and for the incredibly entertaining and inspiring season. All this talk of overcoming adversity and elevating one’s play is often just that: talk. In the 09-10 ‘Yotes, we got to experience a brand of hockey that transcended those cliches. Pure, unbridaled, badass fucking hockey. You’d better show up in October with that same intensity, because you know Doan and his boys sure will.
..:Fear The Fin:..
by OtherKid on Apr 27, 2010 10:50 PM MST via mobile reply actions
We're a bit heartbroken, more than a usual playoff loss.
But we shall all chime in with our recaps, and celebrate the glorious season The Team With No Name has put forth.
This was a sad outing, and we can all agree on that. To what degree we all at FFH take it, I’ll let everyone speak for theselves. What I can say, on behalf of Travis, Moridon, and myself….. Yes, we wanted to see the ‘Yotes showcase what made them awesome, all year ’round. We didn’t get it. It was borderline embarassing. And not because Detorit is some awesome powerhouse, either. We didn’t show up, when we needed to most.
We’ll recap it all individually, And although we’ll be blasted through cyberspace for the next few days, we’re glad Phoenix has your attention now. It’s not like we haven’t dealt with for the last few years, anyways.
Dear San Jose: Murder these pricks.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on Apr 27, 2010 11:21 PM MST reply actions
Congrats to the 'Yotes
On defying all odds this season. Hopefully, it will carry over into next year
BS
Great series - virtual handshake
Hey Coyotes fans, what a great series. Your team took my beloved Red Wings right to the brink. I was more than impressed with the Coyotes. The team works hard, is fast, stays within their system, has a commitment to defense and just plain competes.
Shane Doan taking himself out instead of running over Jimmy Howard was a classy move. As Red Wings fans, we might really like dis-liking Doan, but in the end he’s a class act that just plays hard. We can appreciate and respect that.
What a great future awaits this Coyotes team. Next season they will be a force in the Western Conference and back in the playoffs again. I will enjoy watching, except when the Coyotes play my Wings ;-)
Well Said
I’ve always like Doan.
He plays hard and is a definitely leader for Phoenix. Could tell he wanted to be out there, but after hearing how bad his shoulder was, I realized the “game time decision” status was just to keep the Wings on their toes.
Hopefully he comes back 100% with no lingering effects and continues to lead this Phoenix team the same way he has been.

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