After the game, the Phoenix Coyotes were irate that Dustin Brown was not penalized for his hit on Michal Rozsival. The hit started as a shoulder check at the blue line, and leg contact was also made. In the heat of the postgame moment, some Coyotes made some emotional statements.
Coyotes goalie Mike Smith (who previously whacked Dustin Brown in the leg from behind with his stick) said, “If Raffi Torres gets 25 games for a hit during the play, then this guy [Brown] should be done forever.”
Coyotes captain Shane Doan (who previously avoided suspension after his boarding hit on Trevor Lewis) said in a TV interview, “I bit my tongue the whole playoffs.I bit my tongue the whole time this series. I look back in the last two games and I still haven’t found where I got my three penalties. I have absolutely no idea where they came from or what they were calling. It’s hard because you don’t want to take anything away from L.A. They played unbelievable and give them all the credit. Uncle. Are you freaking kidding me? Uncle. I can’t understand how you miss that.’’
Later, Doan told reporters of the non-call, “How do you miss that? Rosie’s knee is blown out. How do you miss that? How do you miss that when it’s after the whistle and it’s a knee? How do you possibly miss that? You know what? As player I get in trouble when I make a mistake. I get in big trouble. I get called out by you guys. I get called out by everybody. I get called out by my coaches. I have to be accountable to my teammates. I don’t know how you miss it. I don’t know how you miss it. I’m sure they’ll have a great explanation for it. I’m sure they’ll have a great explanation for it. I know that they try to do their best, I know they always try to do their best. They’re going to make mistakes. It’s just tough when you’re on the short end of it I don’t know how many times.”
Coyotes coach Dave Tippett (who previously had no comment on Derek Morris’ knee-to-knee hit on Rob Scuderi) told reporters, “It’s not going to do any good right now. I think you guys should just write what you saw. If you write what you saw, you’ll see why people get frustrated. You know, the players, I mean, there’s a lot of blood, sweat and tears that go into this. There’s a lot of emotion in the game. It is what it is. L.A. played well. Early in the series they played very well. Ultimately, the last two games, I thought were our best games, but they were too late. L.A. beat us. That’s what should be remembered, not the refereeing.’’
Sour grapes was at the game go kings
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toemas_sandstrom Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:02 am
@Kab, I don’t get that saying “sour grapes” Because I’ve had sour grapes and they’re…oh wait, I get it now…
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PRMan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:09 pm
@toemas_sandstrom, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fox_and_the_Grapes
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Kissmyblarneystones Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:07 am
@Kab,
WHAA, WHAA, WHAA, WHAA, WHAA……
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luc20rules Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:21 pm
@Kissmyblarneystones, The refs were bad, but both ways. DD got called for 2 that shouldn’t of been called, and the interference penalty was Whitney holding his stick, and pulling him into his path. I also have never seen a player get called for knocking the net off the mourings when he was completely and obviously out of control. Then there was DD great play to hold the puck in the zone at the blue line in OT that the ref blew that took away a 4 on 2 opportunity. Sadely there is just not enough time in the day to list all the missed calls in the series. As for Brown vs Torres please Brown’s hit was legal, Torres left his feet, initial contact to the head, was constantly accelerating(charging),…
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fuzzerson Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:07 am
@Kab, I thought the game was poorly offciated. But I thought the Kings got more of the short end of the stick. Two obvious ones on Brown alone.
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USHA#17 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:42 am
@fuzzerson,
Sure there is some sour grapes but Doan did have a couple of penalties in game 4 which were entirely bogus call.
In last nights game, the 1st period along featured three badly missed calls (against Phoenix)one of which would have resulted in a 5-3 advantage for LA.
Also, there is the matter of Smith. He should be reviewed for the chop against Brown as a deliberate attempt to injure and the post game winning goal chop to Carters midsection…
The Kings were no better or worse then they were in the first two rounds. What makes Phoenix think the Kings should have rolled over for them?
Take about poor sports. The Coyotes elevated this series to the kind of dirty not seen since in years. In this series the right team won.
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Lavamantis Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:14 am
@USHA#17, I’d like to see someone with access to all the footage from the series put together a highlight reel of all the cheap shots and dives by them which were non-calls. Set the background music to “Flight of the Valkaries”. The opening scene would have the definition of “hypocrite” from Webster’s.
JEFFAAAA Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:18 am
@USHA#17,
Thank you so much for noticing the Chop to the midsection of Richards after Pancakes scores the game winner… Every replay I saw of that goal they show Smith swing but for some odd reason no one says a thing. I honestly feel like no one noticed it. I am so extremely tired of Phoenix and their style of play. They are lead by a captain who is extremely dirty but said to be otherwise. Their goalie doesn’t have the decency to play the game of hockey without taking cheap shots at players… which he did multiple times. I am glad to be rid of that team. GKG!
Kab Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:59 am
@fuzzerson, In the end it turned out pretty even
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Anjin Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:43 am
@Kab, odd that I can’t find any statement from Doan in regards to the Morris knee on Scuderi back in game 2.
Phoenix is a classless team with classless fans.
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Kristie Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:20 am
@Anjin, It’s funny how Smith tries to equate the Torres hit, who has a long rap sheet of dirty hits, with the Brown hit, which was instantaneous at the whistle on a player in the middle of the ice with his freakin’ head down! Hockey 101-DON’T SKATE WITH YOUR HEAD DOWN! Yes there was knee on knee contact, but the principle point of contact was the shoulder. The knee happened because Roz was trying to avoid the hit, stuck his knee out, and Brown extended to complete the hit resulting in his knee sticking out and colliding with Roz. That’s it! The result is unfortunate for Roz, but the hit was clean.
SO STOP ALL OF YOUR CRYING PHOENIX! IF YOU PLAYED AS WELL AS YOU CRY, YOU’D HAVE SWEPT THE KINGS!
GO KING GO!
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USHA#17 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:46 am
@Kristie,
Phoenix, fans…Vancouver South. The hit was as clean as the earlier Doan hit on Brown when he skated with his head down along the boards.
brian spain Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:51 am
@Kristie, It was thigh on thigh anyway. The guys on NHL network were screaming it was knee on knee, look again, he hit his shoulder first then there thigh hit. I would think he was injured with a broken thigh or hip damage. Didn’t see anything with the knee buckling.
40YearKingsFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:49 am
@Kristie,
For Smith to compare that to Raffi Torres’ hit on Hossa shows just how ignorant and emotionally out of control he was. Someone in that organization should tell all of them, including Tippett, to lose with dignity and come back better for the experience. THAT’S what hockey players do.
Chris Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:33 am
@Kab, After reviewing the play… It seemed the duration of time between the offsides whistle and Brown’s hit was shorter in length than the time it took, minutes earlier, for Rozsival to take a dive after the one-handed “slash” behind the play.
Obviously Rozsival was in pain, but my money is on a thigh bruise / charlie horse. It’s a physical game, these things happen. Since it’s a thigh, I’m not even sure Brown would see a suspension… regardless, he made contact with his shoulder as well… no discipline.
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Aaron Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 pm
it had to have just been a charlie horse…considering he was in the handshake line after the game.
Also if you look at the box score on the kings website it shows BOTH SMITH and DOAN got misconducts after the Penner goal. which doesn’t do much unless they get so many misconducts in a row then they miss games.
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Let’s see what they say after cooling down for a few hours….. crow, anyone?
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Donald_S Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:14 am
@Dom,
I wish the Brown hit hadn’t happened 10 seconds before the ‘Yotes’ were eliminated. If that had been the first period and they’d had a chance to pummel Brown a bit, they’d not have had the same attitude. But they didn’t refocus and got burned.
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plywood Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:30 am
@Donald_S, Uh, every member of the yotes seemed to be targeting Brown the entire series. Browniie endured some amazing hits and played on.Sour apples from a losing team. Class would be if one of them recanted their statements after viewing the replay of the hit and seeing what really happened.
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“L.A. beat us. That’s what should be remembered, not the refereeing.’’
That’s it in a nutshell.
Simple and direct.
Must have been studying Sutter’s post game techniques, as well as game plans.
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King in OC Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:42 am
@IceGuy,
Agreed.
Calls go both ways all season long, was Doughty really interfering, wasn’t that puck on sides w/DD in the 3rd,
Slashing on Smith in game 2 was not called. The fact is yotes is that you loss 4 games out of 5. U GOT BEAT period.
Browns hit was exactly at the whistle and he wasn’t join knee on knee. again its game 5 of the conf finals calls seem to disappear late in the playoffs. Your team must be new to the Sport.
Go away quietly.
SCF BOYS here we go, check your sticks (MM) and win game 1.
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FemaleFan #1 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:09 am
@IceGuy, Exactly. That’s the bottom line. It seems crazy to me that they got away with so much bs this series but when the shoe is on the other foot….they cry like babies about it. If for no other reason than Mike Smith’s unpenalized slash on our captain, the Coyotes deserved to lose. The NBCsports reporters (we need Jim and Bob!!) were saying that Phoenix put up one hell of a fight. Umm except….. they didn’t! Sure, in game 4 and then they fought for their lives last night. But they were outplayed and outmastered. That wouldn’t have changed even if DB was called for that hit. (Even tho there was no penalty to be had)
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801_kings Fan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:07 am
@IceGuy,
Anyone else catch Smith’s attempted slash at Richards after Penners game winning goal? What a POS loser.
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RobBordson Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:38 am
@801_kings Fan, I caught that. What a total d!ck. He is reckless and someday will injure someone.
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nick Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:42 am
@IceGuy, when i was watching the press conference, i just waited for Tippett to start whining; glad to see he took the higher road. i also notice that the Coyotes don’t acknowledge the fact that the Kings dominated long stretches of OT….
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Edward Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:05 am
@IceGuy, Dave Tippett has always been like that. His quotes last night is one of a very classy individual…..”LA beat us, not the refereeing”……Yes he has his beef with the zebras but so does everyone. Since the NHL went to the two referee/two linesman setup, the officiating in the NHL has gone to pot. I still suggest the referee be the main official but allow the linesmen to call infractions behind the whistle. Tippett is no whiner, just wait until we play the Rangers in the finals (if it hapens), we get Tortorella, the biggest whiner of all.
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Write what you see? Sounds good to me. Brown made shoulder first contact and unfortunately their legs collided following. Was it after the whistle? Yes, by .1 second.. not exactly a “late” hit.
Knee on Knee? Nope.
Late? Nope.
Any Argument left? Nope.
Kings are playing for that silver chalice next week? Yep.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:40 am
@kingsxstevenxkings, Perfect.
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MM Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:05 am
@kingsxstevenxkings, I absolutely loved how JR was defending the timing of the hit against Mike Milbury. Milbury was convinced that it was late and kept pointing to the slow motion replay. JR kept asking them to show it in real time. I watched it in real time again and it is a bang-bang play. Brown made his move before the whistle and made the hit pretty much at the same time the whistle is blown. Also, what is Brown supposed to do? Pull up and stop after going full speed? Damn near impossible in a hockey game with the intent of performing a body check. Veer right? Potential injury to himself or to Kopi who was skating behind Roszival. You can’t expect a player in any sport to make that quick of a decision.
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At least Dave Tippett isn’t blaming the refs like his team this time … Doan and Smith are coming off as sore losers !!!
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Geekonomist Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:49 am
@Dan, Don’t forget Yandle. The refs and the Kings wear the same color jerseys and the refs are picking on the Coyotes because they don’t have an owner to stick up for them? C’mon!
Almost makes me mad enough to throw crap on the ice!
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nykingfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:15 am
@Geekonomist,
Seriously..did he say that?
If so, he gets tool of the year!
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:18 am
@nykingfan, Yandle gets the prize!
EmptyTank Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:54 am
@nykingfan,
Indeed he said “I know the refs wear the same color jerseys as them – the same colors as the Kings – but they don’t need to play for them”
PRMan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:19 pm
@nykingfan, That comment deserves a $10000 fine.
dcthatsme Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:41 am
@Geekonomist, shortly, Yandle will be writing a check to the NHL for $2,500
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Edward Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Geekonomist, Yandle should get the same fine as the coach’s for his comments against the officiating……$10,000 fine. Smith the same thing and Doan, worse! He used the word UNCLE twice in his quotes. Remember as kids when we get beat up in a fight and we have to say UNCLE before our opponent lets us up????? Same thing!
But before the Yotes whine, they should understand something……they got suspended for late hits three times BEFORE the series began, with Raffi Torres getting the worst of the suspensions…..
And as for the yapping in the post game handshake, just drop the mitts and start something or just don’t go into the procession line.
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red49er Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:05 am
@Dan, oh he’s blaming the refs – just in a more subtle way
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EmptyTank Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 am
@red49er,
If by “subtle” you mean “childish”, then yes. That’s the kind of comment you’d expect to hear at Little League games.
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Wahhhhhhh! See ya sucka’s.
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That is a frustrated bunch of guys there, it was a battle tonight. I give them credit after going down 0-3, they never quit. I think that game may have been the toughest game the Kings had played yet.
GKG!
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Oh puh-leeeeeze. Are you kidding me, Doan? Really?
He wasn’t nearly that irate when Raffi Torres tried to decapitate Marian Hossa, and he sure stayed mum on his boarding of Trevor Lewis. He sure didn’t call out Mike Smith for trying to tear Brownie’s PCL. Let’s not get into the fact that not only have the Coyotes been the beneficiaries of let’s call it “generous” calls all playoffs long, but this series in particular, they clutched, grabbed, interfered and obstructed on every shift. It’s a miracle the Kings were able to get into their offensive zone at times.
And don’t get me started on the two calls on Doughty. On the first one, he and his stick were clearly being held. And on the second, slo-mo replays clearly showed the puck stayed in the zone. I don’t know how many additional non-whistles, coupled with this call, could have absolutely cost the Kings the hockey game.
The bottom line is that I’ll remember Doan for his deplorable behavior in the handshake line: vulgar, ungracious and downright surly. Not how you lose.
But… on the upside, at least he gets to shave his beard tomorrow, eh?
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ForeCzech Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:49 am
@HawksFanKingsFan, +1 I couldn’t have said it better.
I used to have so much respect for Doan. I liked him as a great hard working hockey player but I lost all the respect for him after hearing his post game comments. What a shame.
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John K. Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:54 am
@ForeCzech, Shane Dog is a sore loser and a hypocrite. Have no respect for those…
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BrianTheHun Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:31 pm
@ForeCzech,
I agree. I have long respected Doan’s game and abilities, and wished that he could have been a King. But I’m not sure that I feel the same after the classless comments and actions that he made immediately after the game. Not that it truly matters, but we’ll see if he changes his tune after replays/time have made a difference.
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Geekonomist Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:50 am
@HawksFanKingsFan, Agreed, but after Doughty’s hissy fit, I don’t think any of the zebras were feeling especially inclined to give Doughty any benefit of the doubt.
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Mrhapa Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:13 am
@Geekonomist, Very good point. He’s showed composure this entire run and became absolutely unglued. The possible adverse effects are too large to act that way, he was very close to getting a 10 min unsportsmanlike conduct, and if he did, it would have been deserved.
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krash324 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:40 am
@Mrhapa, Agreed. Don’t know what Drew said but it may have been fairly clean, the leash is longer in the playoffs, especially in ot. Smith and Doan got game misconducts at the end; the language was obviously different. Hope Drew can keep that energy bottled up right until we hoist the cup!!!
I counted at Least 3 times during the game when either Engblom or Pang said…wow coyotes we’re lucky there wasn’t a call there.. Add both of Doughty’s BS penalties and other obvious calls missed and the Yotes have no leg to stand on. Shane, go work on your handicap. Nobody cares.
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Devilmachine Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:54 am
@Face Wash, Yep!!
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Dilapidus Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:59 am
@Face Wash,
And at least as many that could have gone against the Kings
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Face Wash Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:18 am
@Dilapidus, I’ve spoken to 2 non-kings fans tonite. Neither agreed with that assessment. The calls and non calls were definitely PHXs favor.
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paige Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:36 am
@Face Wash, Brown was the victim of two blatant penalties that were noncalls tonight. Thanks to Tippet’s whining after game 3, he has a reputation for diving. I came into this series with a grudging respect for Phoenix, but I lost it. I have never seen so much whining at the end of a series. If you are good enough to win, then do it. Otherwise, don’t embarrass the sport by crying. Yandle called it a “crime scene,” said the refs were on the same team as the Kings, and accused the world of conspiring against them because they don’t have an owner to defend them. Weak and shameful display. Good riddance coyotes.
Face Wash Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:49 am
@Face Wash, How does Yandle not get fined for his comments? Because the league owns the team, that’s how.
urborg1701 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:45 am
@Face Wash, I’ll admit tonight there was a few could be calls i was like whew we didnt take it. a few WTF was that for and a few where was that one Brown’s hit fell into none of these.
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anonandonanon Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:53 am
@urborg1701, We had to play like we were walking on eggs all night. What about the the very effective breakup of plays at the Coyotes blueline. Repeatedly…by the stinking linesmen. How about letting our goalie know when you’re calling iceing or not. Everyone saw the batting stuffed into the very bloody nose, even 2 full periods after the supposed non-board Doan didnt commit.
I’m a full believer in reaping what you sow. Be responsible. I just read this … measure yourself by the truth, not the other way around.
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Who cares what the Yotes say anymore this season? We just sent them packing… Maybe all the way back to Canada. The 1st meeting between these 2 teams next season should be very interesting to say the least!
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54FIGHTING Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:29 am
@King Alex, Actually, it’s only the losing team and media/fans that care about that game. What do the Kings players care? They won. They don’t have anything to prove. It’s just another regular season game for them.
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Doan, nobody “Missed” your cheap head shots on Benn and Sexton in the past 18 months because you got suspended for them. You have no credibility on this subject.
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Scott Miller Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:49 pm
@Press Box Scratch, thank you. If Smith thinks Brown should be out of the league for his check last night that was clean but marginal, then Doan should be in prison for his elbow on Benn. That was as flagrant as they come and a major intent to severly injure.
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How many calls we’re missed on both sides of the St Louis series and this series! The NHL was trying to extend both these series but the Pain Train ran right through St Louis and The Cry Otes!!
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tornado12 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:06 am
@Devilmachine,” cryotes”…. I love it
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Lavamantis Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:59 am
@tornado12, Ok, we have “Cant-nuks” and now “Cryotes”. What were the Blues again?
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ArchEcker Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:24 am
@Lavamantis, B-lose? Just a guess…
crashin'da net Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:06 am
@Lavamantis, Blewsers
Zeley Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:32 am
@Lavamantis,
Classy in defeat
I have never seen such a poor display by a losing team/fans in a series.
1) Smith slashes Richards after the game is over.
Doan complains about the officiating for the whole series.
2) The whole team rushes the officials’ circle and complains about a non-existent hand pass.
3) Hanzal talks trash to Brown in the line.
4) Doan talks trash to Broen in line.
5) The fans throw actual trash on the ice.
6) The fans boo the Kings during their award.
7) Smith demands an eternal suspension on Brown
9) Tippett again complains about the officiating for the whole series.
Am I missing anything?
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:56 am
@Steve, LOL that the Kings won and they going golfing…
Yea man u didnt see that hand pass by a ghost that made penner score??
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:00 am
@Steve, No you covered it pretty good but I think the fact that they benefited from some obvious bad calls tonight highlights their poor sportsmanship just that bit more. And I also find it a lil strange that it was Rosival who got hurt after he dove on Penners love tap earlier on, karma maybe..
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ToughD Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:05 am
@Steve, somebody should kick smith’s crybaby-ass for all his cheap-shot antics. Yotes are seeing Brownie in their sleep for sure.
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PuckHead27 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:05 am
@Steve,
Smith threw his stick towards the refs.
http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip684457#clip684457
Check the video out at around 2:55
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:18 am
@Steve, Are you new to hockey?
http://youtu.be/P66fiwPUUj0
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:27 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eCHxytJ1LM
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:35 am
@Kman, I loved Dino there, “I can’t believe I shook the guys freak’n hand.”
Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:08 am
@Osaka,
Wings/Avs were so epic. Other than the Kings (kinda irrelevant then) I’ve never watched or anticipated so much NHL action.
Hey whatcha thinkin’ about our possible next round victim ?
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:20 am
@Kman, I want NY! That was our first game of the season in Europe. I just think the NY/LA thing will be fun.
Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:25 am
@Osaka,
And… as much as I love ol’ Marty
HL vs. JQ
Freakin’ epic. Some things should just be.
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 4:01 am
@Kman, So many story lines. Sutter vs. Torts is pretty good too. I really want to see JQ outshine HL!
Kenny44 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:48 am
@Osaka, Didn’t give him much grief in the actual line,though, which was @Steve’s point.
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Spidey35 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:11 am
@Steve, After watching all the replays of Penner scoring, I saw Smith take a whack at Richards. I really lost respect for this Phoenix team.
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brian spain Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:59 am
@Steve, #5 happened in the series vs Colorado at Staples center in 2001. The Kings fans threw hundreds of bottles of water on the ice after the Kings lost a game the officials were terrible in I was there. Fans have no excuse or reason to EVER throw anything on the ice.That actually is a crime. If they see you your gone and maybe get free room and board with a small window and bars for a door.
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“Who previously whacked Dustin Brown…” “Who previously avoided suspension…” “Who previously had no comment…” says it all.
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You know you are wrong when you have to repeat yourself in order to believe it
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:55 am
@Thornhart, LOL so ture
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bunch of cry babies!!!
They need to shut their mouths and realize that they lost and going golfing!
Kings going to the Promise land!!!!!!!If they lose oh well i be proud of this team win or lose…
Of course i want them to win it all,and i expect them to win it all!!
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Guess what Doan, EVERY player is accountable for their actions on the ice. Whether the results are in game penalties or suspensions, both teams feel the repercussions. It’s what you do after those incidents and how it translates to the scoreboard that matters. I get his frustration but he’s acting like he’s never played hockey before. You win some and lose some. It sucks but that the reality of it.
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Wow. If this series was marred by anything .. I was the whining from Tippet, Doan, and Smith. 3 people that I had a ton of respect for prior to the series. Kings have made a shocking run through the playoffs to date by playing strong, intense and disciplined hockey now I have to listen to the lame hockey media parroting the charge that Brown is dirty and a diver crap. I hate it when Brown embellishes – and he does – but he is far from the worst offender in the league. As for his hits….he hits hard, often, and predominantly clean.
Who would have thought that Vancouver would have lost with more class than the ‘yotes?
Onward and upward!!! Can’t wait for the finals …40 years, never prouder of a Kings team.
GKG
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IceGuy Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:57 am
@Hanging on since ’73,
There’s a nice bookend to the Kings run for the Cup so far.
It starts with Brown’s epic shoulder into Sedin in Vancouver.
It ends with Brown’s epic shoulder into Rozival.
It just proves that all cliches start in truth:
Captain Dustin Brown has put his team on his shoulders.
GBG!
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When these guys cool down and actually WATCH THE REPLAY, they’re going to wish they had held in some of their immediate reactions.
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The Yotes are a very confused team to begin with. They play a wolf’s howl & Werewolves of London during their games.
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Doan must think Brown is a better skater than himself.
I mean, he clearly didn’t hav enough time to stop when Lewis turned his body towards the boards.
Bu Brown should have been able to do it given the same amoun of time.
Such a hypocrite.
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ziggyfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:56 am
@Steve, +100
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Cheese for your whine? You lost Doan (a career repeat offender for dirty hits)
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What about Hanzals elbow to Kopidors head early in the game? Any mention of that?!
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Face Wash Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:22 am
@iansez, I love how Pang called it a shoulder. Kopis bent over & looking down…hanzal is 6’6″…it was physically impossible to hit Kopitar with anything other than an elbow….no call.
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Brent Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:56 am
@iansez, Or Hanzal’s cross check to Richards head after the game winning faceoff in center ice.
This team is full of poor sports.
How can you expect their fans to be any different? That is who they are learning the game from.
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Loved that cameras caught Doan literally crying in the post game highlights. (anyone else see that?) Couldn’t be happier that a guy like that will retire without a Cup.
Boohoo, big guy… watch a freaking replay for once in your life.
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Critters oops North End will be open late tonight!!
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Um … Mr. Doan. Stop sticking your tongue out all the time if you don’t want to bite it.
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The Coyotes are the worst organization in pro sports.What a collection of sore losers.The league would be better off without them.
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Kenny44 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 am
@kingrussell, Contraction! I agree!
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After this series i truely think that the St.Louis Blues are a very good and classy team.
Starting with Hitchcock and Brackes. The coyotes should stop acting like a bunch of 5yr olds who lost a TEE BALL game
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HockeyNerd Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:10 am
@TA, The 5 year olds have much more class.
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Respectable Coyotes:
1) Whitney
2) Boedker
END TRANSMISSION
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:09 am
@Steve, Pyatt, Langkow.
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Shakes Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:06 am
@iansez, heck throw in LaBarbara, it was nice of him to congratulate Quick extra long in the line … the fact that they were teammates is a small detail the announcers failed to mention/notice/know
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ArchEcker Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:33 am
@Shakes, Just one more reason Bob and Jim should be in the booth.
Face Wash mentioned the 3 times tonight the announcers mentioned Phoenix was lucky not to get penalties. 2 of those were Ekman-Larson obviously tripping Dustin Brown! Neither time did Dustin go off on the refs, he spoke with them, but he certainly didn’t lose it. Both those calls were horrible misses.
The interference call on Doughty was a joke, but I could have seen it called as long as they gave the Yote a holding the stick 2 minute call as well. Pretty damn obvious, especially when Doughty puts his hand in the air. Call them both for 2 minutes and play 4 on 4 if you’re going to make a call.
SO many calls not made by the refs tonight, and that would be fine if some of the calls that WERE made were not so borderline and ticky-tack. No consistency in the calls, except that it was pretty much happening to both teams an equal amount.
Yeah, I get all the emotion, fine. You’re supposed to be a PROFESSIONAL though. You lost, just be gracious. It stings, you don’t agree with the calls, you KNOW Dustin Brown is NOT a dirty player, congradulate him in the handshake line and then contact him after the game to voice your displeasure…IN PRIVATE. Amazing that a guy who has been in the league as long as Doan has can’t figure that oout, yet Brownie, when asked in his interview about what Doan said, replied “I’d rather not comment”. Who’s showing who respect there, huh Shane? I can only hope Shane Doan apologizes publicly later and sets an example for his team so guys like Smith and Yandle can do the same. Right now, those guys are acting like they deserved to lose and it’s a shame. They played their butts off tonight and they’ll be remembered for their ridiculous comments instead of that awesome, hard-fought game.
Pitiful really. Hope Doan shows his leadership skills and makes things right when he calms down.
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:29 am
@Cynic, I like when the refs put away the whistles in the playoffs. I’m sure Shane will soften his response and may even say something like “he said some things during an emotional moment…….” He’s an alright guy. Hey, Kings are in the finals!!!!! All that matters.
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 4:48 am
@Osaka, Here is more of the Doan interview. He does go off on the officials but then he does acknowledge most all Kings players, minus Brown, and say how great they played and how well coached they are.
http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip684404#clip684404
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Cynic Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:25 am
@Osaka, I saw all of Doan’s interview, but thanks for posting it. I love it when the refs just let them play, but it’s almost like they’re afraid to do it these days. All of us long time hockey fans have heard sour grapes after games like this before, but I Didn;t expect this from Doaner. Really shocking to me. He’s an emotional guy, but I didn’t expect the unprofessionalism in the press.
I did have a thought last night about it though…Could it be that as much of a veteran as Shane Doan is, his lack of deep playoff experience (and subsequently losing at that level) made it difficult to react properly because the emotions were so high? Technically, Doan was a rookie regarding the pressure in this series. He’d never been this high up in the playoffs before.
I hope Doaner comes to his senses and leads by example. He is a helluva guy and I don;t want to remember him or his team this series for what they did afterwards. They played one solid game last night and gave us our toughest game in the playoffs so far.
AWESOME game. Everything a playoff game should be. I’d rather remember that than the interviews after.
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IceGuy Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:17 am
@Cynic,
A little over a year ago, The Sharks beat us at home in OT. Remember?
The celebration of the Sharks – Thornton’s slide across center ice on his back?
Hey, we lost. It hurt. The sliding? Hell, no one is responsible for their actions in utter elation.
Teams line up, congrats up and down the line, crowd cheers.
Outside Staples, heading across Fig for the train, there were a couple of groups of nervous Sharks fans surrounded by disappointed Kings fans. But, and I am proud to say, several of us Kings fans took a moment to wish those Sharks fans well in their next round. The Sharks fans at first looked amazed, then loosened up and were gracious.
That’s what hockey is all about. Play hard. Do your best. I would also like to point out that there really aren’t that many true Coyote hockey fans in Phoenix. My guess is half the crowd last night were classic “bandwagon” folks who know little about the game. I’m pretty sure those are the ones who chucked garbage onto the ice.
But for Hanzal, Doan & Smith They know better. Little moments sometimes define someone’s character. Poor sportsmanship in the traditional line? Poor form. And I’m not even going to start on Smith’s stick swing at Richards after the GWG.
Congats to almost all of the ‘Yotes for a surprising run this year – and to their true fans.
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Cynic Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:31 am
@IceGuy, Yep. I’ve had those experiences with rival fans. You’re right. They’re expecting nastiness. A large majority of Kings fans are very gracious, usually the ones who have been around a while, simply because (I believe) the team has always tried to put up that professional, clean image and win the right way. It’s been lean to say the least, but when you DO win, it’s that much sweeter as we are experiencing now.
I give Bob & Jim a lot of credit as well. The two of them call games down the middle (Nick & Daryl too) and it really teaches fans to accept parts of the game that go against you the right way. I think that has a LOT to do with the Kings fanbase’s attitude and both announce teams deserve a lot of credit for that.
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kinglouie Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:46 am
@IceGuy, Totally agree with you!!! Sometimes at Staples I have had to endure sitting next to people with opposing jerseys, and my son and I have gone on road trips wearing Kings gear. I have found that if you show class, respect for the person, and knowledge of the game, you make friends. More times than not, I have shaken hands and wished these people well, whether or not the Kings win. And as far as the Yotes true fans, I imagine, in total, they add up to about 7 people, and 3 of them got in at half price. GKG!!
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Anybody see Mike Milbury after the game? Saying how DB’s hitting was dirty. He is such a King hater!!
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:14 am
@JCarson17, Yeah it was ridiculous..he just wanted to be right about it, despite the facts.
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SDGolfer Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:15 am
@JCarson17, no he isn’t he just is wrong on the brown play
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Rom27 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:16 am
@JCarson17, god his suck a moron too
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Face Wash Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:26 am
@JCarson17, Kudos to JR (of all people) for sticking up for Brownie.
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Face Wash Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:26 am
@JCarson17, Kudos to JR (of all people) for sticking up for Brownie.
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toemas_sandstrom Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:05 am
@JCarson17, Maybe if Dustin had hit someone repeatedly with their own shoe it would be ok. Milbury is a douche amongst douches. Was waiting for JR to lay him out!
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WAKingsFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:25 am
@JCarson17, My dad (@Michael J.) reminded me last night that it was Milbury who climbed into the stands to go after a fan… It’s hard to believe that anyone would ever take Ron Artest seriously as a commentator, but here we have the brilliancy of NBCSN…
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i’m watching the NHL network, god kelly and chase r suck morons.
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ForumFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:16 am
@Rom27, agree completely. Especially Button aka Buffoon. Why is this guy even on tv?
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Rom27 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:17 am
@ForumFan, lmao, its just to funny i dont get this hate for the kings
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KingMe20 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:23 am
@ForumFan,
Craig Button is just mad because he knows he won’t have Dean Lombardi’s job now.
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toemas_sandstrom Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:07 am
@Rom27, Who cares what those two douche nozzles have to say! We’re in the SCF!!!!!!!!!
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Jack Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 4:15 am
@toemas_sandstrom, Douche Nozzles…I like that!
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Coyote Crybabies (and NHL credibility)
The Coyotes are a team completely lacking in class. The Kings really had to battle in this game, and were deserved winners. So what do the Coyotes do? Here’s a partial list:
Doan (Mr. CheapShot) decides to berate Dustin Brown in the handshake line, as did Hanzal (Mr. GameMisconduct, the same Hanzel who tried to draw a high sticking penalty earlier in the game by throwing his head back as if he had been high sticked in the face – pity he wasn’t). Has anyone ever dropped the gloves in the handshake line before? The Coyotes did a pretty good job of trying to cross that boundary.
After the game multiple Coyotes players complain incessantly about the refereeing. Among the incendiary comments was Yandle claiming that the refs wear the same colors as the refs but didn’t have to play for them too, Doan (Mr. CheapShot) somehow overlooking the bad calls in favor of the Coyotes by more or less blaming the refs for the fact that their season was over, and Dave Tippet (Mr. Embellishment) piling on at the press conference by encouraging the press to go back and look at the replays of the entire series before writing their stories (but presumably only the portion of the replays that he thought they should be no doubt).
Finally Smith (yes, him again) says that Dustin Brown should be suspended for life (but not Raffi Torrez apparently). While saying all this he conveniently forgets his leg slash on Brown in an earlier game, his constant ‘embellishments’, his attempt to slash Mike Richards after the game winning goal, and the fact that he hurled his stick at the referees after the game.
The NHL don’t need to waste their time looking at the Brown tapes to see if a suspension is in order (it isn’t). However, they do need to come down hard on the Coyotes Crybabies and hit them with the fines that their behavior and comments are worthy of.
There could easily have been a riot and serious crowd problems with the way Doan and Hanzal were stoking the fires, and if the NHL don’t do something they are in effect condoning what happened at the end, including the verbal and physical abuse (see Smith) of the officials.
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ForumFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:15 am
@ForumFan, sorry should read ‘refs wear same colors as Kings’
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KingMe20 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:25 am
@ForumFan, Well said.
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jdm1977 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:16 am
@ForumFan,
Totally agree on the handshake part. Doan disrespected the game of hockey. I get it if Avery did it, but Doan is supposed to be a leader and an embodiment of hockey. I like the way Doan plays, but his post-game actions and comments were just weak for a seasoned veterans. I lost a lot of respect.
And Mike Smith is a little kid. Dustin Brown should be banned forever?! Seriously, why didn’t you follow that up with when I grow up I want to be a firetruck and eat chocolate for every meal. I used to make comments like Mike Smith, then I turned 8.
Yandle’s comments also crack me up. A crime scene? Why don’t you just compare the refs to Nazi Germany while you’re at it.
These three guys are the team leaders, and it is apparently the refs fault that they got outplayed, outmuscled, outshot, outscored, etc.
Anyway time to move on the Stanley Cup.
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kinglouie Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 am
@jdm1977, I have been laughing for 5 mins. now. Great comments, especially “then I turned 8.” and comparing the refs to Nazi Germany. Classic!! gkg
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The officiating was so-so, yes, but at the end of the day the Kings found a way to win four times. Complaining about bad calls and missed calls and more PP chances for the Kings only makes you all sound like sore losers or the belief that everybody is out to get you. The Coyotes played well enough beginning in game 3, but by then you all felt like the refs owed you something. There was a lot of questionable plays throughout this series both between whistles and after the whistle. You all lacked the discipline and strayed from your own game plan and when things didn’t work out the way you had hoped, you all took a lot of dumb penalties. You all were more interested in getting even with us rather trying to win a game. When your two key players, Doan and Smith, start bitching about everything, what kind of leadership does that show. And when your head coach starts accusing the other team of embellishing, you’ve lost control.
Even after it’s all over, Mike Smith has the nerve to say that DB is blatantly the dirtiest player and should be banned from the game. Yet there is no problem of using your stick as a weapon and taking liberties with anyone wearing the opposite color jersey anywhere within the crease. You all need to take a long look in the mirror because until you can be honest with yourselves, you will never ever be winners. For such a gifted athlete, you need to grow up, shut your mouth, and act like a professional, win or lose. I will always be a Kings fan. After watching the Coyotes play, how can anyone be proud of the way they acted. Pathetic and that’s what you get.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:21 am
@gr81scores, Bravo!
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ForumFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:26 am
@gr81scores,
let’s not forget this is the team that Raffi Torrez plays for. When he put Hossa into the hospital Dave Tippett called it a ‘hockey play’ and said he was just ‘finishing a check’. Think he also said the same thing about the Doan hit on Lewis. In the regular season Hanzel would definitely have gotten more than one game for boarding Dustin Brown.
They are pathetic and classless.
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:42 am
@gr81scores,
Funny how the Kings and their Coach have been ‘cheapshotted’ for three series and not only is it not working but… I don’t hear our Captain or anyone else crying or complaining.
Goaltending yes, Depth yes, Best Players being Best Players yes.
How ’bout Poise. DEFINITELY YES.
C’ya in the finals.
Quacks, Gupps, Sharts, Cannots, Blews & Cryotes. Okay-bye.
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wow did that joke just say ” they know we dont have an owner, so we have no one to stand up for us, they wear the same colors as LA the refs”
yandle you are really in that river in egypt
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:19 am
@pr0cess, pulling that skate out of his own mouth is gonna hurt!
What a stupid statement..
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pr0cess Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:21 am
@iansez, there should be some fines for there bad mouthing and for there classless fans
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SaveByCechmanek Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:27 am
@pr0cess, let me get this straight. If you don’t have an owner, all the calls have to go YOUR way. Oh now I get it!
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Cynic Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:35 am
@pr0cess, I thought it was interesting that after hearing all that crap Yandle spewed after the game, I was watching KingsVision’s video of the handshake line and saw Yandle and Quick shake hands and embrace like they are close friends. It was different than the typical handshake for sure. You could tell Keith was very happy for Quick, even through his own disappointment.
Yandle needs to refrain from stupid comments, but at least his heart is in the right place towards the people that beat him.
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rich-la Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:46 am
@pr0cess, Truly sad, this team choked and they know it. Maturity is part of a championship team’s success and it doesn’t come instantly.
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YeahWhatever Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:40 pm
@pr0cess,
THAT was the line. Heard that full quote on HNIC -Sirius today & it had me screaming in my car “WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? He did NOT just go there!” in the middle of traffic. I lost it. The whining was one thing, but to imply that being orphans contributed to their loss was just unreal. How did they make it to the WCF finals to begin with if the world had so abandoned them. Gimme a break.
These past few years, I came to really respect the dignity and resiliency of the franchise because they kept bringing it hard when they didn’t even know if/when they’d have the rug pulled out from under them.
Now, I wonder if what I saw as character was just a fluke. Yandle’s painfully embarrassing & delusional PUBLIC comments underscore that these guys had no personal accountability and/or sense of consequence anymore. Yes, they were orphans, but that’s not why they lost. They just got outplayed by a better team.
I actually think this weirdly public pity-party so many of they’ve shown is more attributable to the lack of leadership within the team and, especially, by their coach. Neither TM nor Sutter would have let any of our guys take the team down with shenanigans or negative spirals & dirty play – it would be nipped in the bud immediately and disciplined in private. The lack of discipline/discretion/control within the Yotes has to go back Tippett just because it was so rampant. Who were the players going to look to when their coach had checked out after game 1? Doan is no kind of leader (calling his headhunting “mistakes?”) and Mike Smith was no kind of mental anchor (talk about an audible “snap”) – so you let the lunatics take over the asylum & this is what you get.
And what they need to get is over it. Now.
Nut up Yotes, or get out of the NHL.
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ESPN news, Barry Melrose: It was a clean hit.
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Steve Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:26 am
@zdfun, Mullet power!!!
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:31 am
@zdfun, then it is so! The mullet has spoken!
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:45 am
@zdfun, Make it so #1.
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jdm1977 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:21 am
@zdfun,
Melrose was the only Hockey analyst I saw that picked the Kings over the Canucks. All the analysts at NHL Network said the Nucks in 5 or 6. How’s that working out for you?
When Melrose was coach, he loved players who played like Brown.
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@jdm1977, he also picked the Blues over the Kings..
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Also on a side note, seems nhl.com sees the shame in it as well that bob and fox can call the games
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=632426
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:56 am
@pr0cess,
Truly a crime!
Cannot believe that fans from other teams like Boston, Detroit, and so many others haven’t forced NBC to include the home team announcers in some capacity. From our view perspective, this has been overlooked, but many teams fans have went through the same thing ever since NBC bought up the rights. Something has to change.
At least thy’re smart enough to put hockey games on every night, but that’s only because they bought up Versus who had a stake in hockey when ESPN (who used to broadcast games), and NBC didn’t even have a clue, and turned their noses up at hockey.
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I agree. The officiating was terrible in this series. The dive call on Brown, the interference call on Doughty in the conference finals in overtime…are you kidding me? That was ridiculous. There were number of bad calls and non-calls that went both ways. The Brown hit was clean in my opinion. Even Coyotes fan-boy Panger said it was clean. There’s a lot of emotion invested by each and every player, and it’s understandable that they would be frustrated. For all the talk about Doan, I would love to have him on my team any day of the week. I’m so proud of how this team has come together, how Brown has matured into the captain they all hoped he would be and how complete this team is. Here’s to the finals! By the way, the Kings set a record for consecutive road playoff wins today. Go Kings Go!
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iansez Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:29 am
@salami, You can have Doan, he’s a classless hypocritical thug…pending a fat apology once the dust settles.
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Who cares if the Kings did play dirty?
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Steve Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:27 am
@Osaka, Moot point.
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:29 am
@Steve, LA is in the FINALS!!!!!!
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:12 am
@Osaka,
Rivalries are’nt supposed to be dirty, right ?
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:23 am
@Kman, COL/DET right?
The dirtiness is what makes the rivalry.
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:29 am
@Osaka,
So many comments about Brownie’s hit but it’s hockey not baseball.
Messier never tried anything like that.
Umm, yeah right.
Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:57 am
@Kman, Messier, Tikkanen, McSorley, Muni, Buchberger, Steve Smith…. That was one of the most skilled teams of all times had some tough customers that would do anything to win.
Brown played like a warrior, that is something to be proud of.
He doesnt see his 3 penalties because cheap shot artists never think they do anything wrong…. just look at Torres…… and he seems to think the Torres hit was legitimate…… what a clown
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Doan’s interview kinda reminded me of this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEKzLiXfuc
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Someone should buy the Coyotes and turn them into an ICECAPADES franchise. Wouldn’t want all that skating talent to go to waste…
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Nice sense of irony Rich. The Kings showed tremendous fortitude to grab this game by the throat and win it. They could easily have folded but they have Sutter DNA now : )
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Can you imagine throwing trash onto the ice at Staples Center? How can “fans” disrespect their team and their home like that?
If I played for Phoenix, I’d be embarrassed by my fans.
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KingMe20 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:29 am
@jp,
To be fair, there are knuckleheads in every crowd. I wouldn’t paint all of their fans with the same brush.
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Shane Doan and the Coyotes need to go watch the replay of Smith’s stick tomahawk chop on Brown over and over until they understand what type of play should be subject for suspension.
Poorest losers I have ever seen. What a joke of a team they made themselves. No wonder they had to be bought out by the NHL.
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It was just a bad night in general for Arizona Sports fans, The Dodgers beat the D’Backs and the Kings beat thr Coyotes. Right now Phoenix just sounds like a bunch of sore losers.
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Sheesh, what a bunch whiny babies. In particular, Mike Smith embarrassed himself tonight. I understand how devastating the loss is, but why not show some class and go out with dignity.
BTW, the Yotes didn’t decline the horrible penalty on Doughty in OT. These calls even out and they know it.
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Simarosa Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:31 am
@KHenry14,
Said perfectly…..not only Smith, but Doan is a piece of work too, hope things work out better on the golf course for their team. Would have been nice if Phoenix showed some class but I’m focusing on the Kings now. GO KINGS GO!!!
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If the Stanley Cup could be won with hypocrisy, PHX would contend every year.
Tomorrow I will petition the NHL to officially change the team name to Cryotes.
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Yes, now you’re gone and from this moment on
I’ll be crying, crying, crying, crying
Yeah, crying, crying over you
-Roy Orbison-
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 1:59 am
@Belexes, Maybe it’s spelled “Craaa aaaa aaaaa aaaying…over,you”
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Real 7 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:11 am
@Belexes, “I was alright…for awhile..” yeah, great analogy…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l-AxZIdq4E
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For all the talk in media circles about the Brown hit, I haven’t seen anyone mention Mike Smith’s slash attempt/spear to Mike Richards’ midsection after Penner’s game-winning goal. His modern day Paul Bunyon antics are going to seriously hurt someone one day if the league doesn’t take action against him. He’s gone from being one of the league’s best rise above storylines to being just a world class d-bag.
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I saw Doan crying right after penner scored! what a competitor!.. gkg i so proud browns hit was clean-izh!.. DL for prez!!!
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jpizzle313 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:10 am
@jpizzle313, im so proud! and clean-ish
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:46 am
@jpizzle313, Both teams laid it all out, doesn’t get any better than that!
GKG!
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Is Phoenix relocating to the KHL next year? Cause if they think that they are not getting calls now, wait until next season. Refs don’t forget these ridiculous accusations and criticism.
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Kissmyblarneystones Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:54 am
@EternalOptimist,
Might as well, as most of them understand the language!!
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I see fines in PHX’s future. That’s just ridiculous coming from “professionals”.
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Team will be renamed the CRYotes.
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Belexes Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:33 am
@EternalOptimist,
classic!
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@richhammond,
Clearly, you’re not buying into any of it!!!
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:48 am
@Kissmyblarneystones,
Haha Kissmy…
You troller !
LOL : D
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Kissmyblarneystones Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:53 am
@Kman,
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Knee to the groin – not knee on knee. Check out the slideshow:
http://jdhockey526.blogspot.com/2012/05/no-knee-nuts.html
Coyotes fans, players, coaches – classless, disrespectful, pansies.
Can’t believe the press is buying into this garbage. Give the Kings credit instead of going along with the tantrum. Put them in timeout… for the summer.
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Cynic Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:44 am
@jdhockey526, This is GREAT! Puck Daddy should use this in one of his blogs. The 1 second comment frames should be sent to Mike Milbury and the NHL Tonight crew.
Well Done!
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ChrisAB Reply:
May 25th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
@jdhockey526,
Thanks for the Excellent slideshow.
Clean hit by Brown.
Here are examples of knee on knee hits by Matt Cooke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0waePHWjVGY
Fight-Kane vs Cooke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLqpw_uKyds
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Brown is not a dirty player. He will hit the crap out of anything that moves, but he’s not dirty. The hit was unfortunate in that the Coyote got hurt, but that’s what happens sometimes. Phoenix has nothing to complain about. They need to go back and watch game two where Smith slashed Brown, in my book that was way worse that the Brown hit last night.
Congrats to the Kings–and I love the way Quick shut down Fred Roggin in the interview about the season not being over. What a clown Roggin is.
BEAT THE EAST!!!!!
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Chicks dig me because im a KINGS fan!!!
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They’ve already started selling conference champs gears.
I’m not buying a single thing. I want a different kind of champ gear.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:39 am
@FiG17, I am champing at the bit for that other champ gear!
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:49 am
@Duncanz,
There you are – the Sultan has arrived on “late night”.
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Kissmyblarneystones Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:52 am
@Kman,
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!!
vinny Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:01 am
@FiG17, my thoughts exactly..got an email pretty quick there, and just smiled and deleted
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This is 100 x larger crowd than fans in Jobing.com Arena in regular season.
https://twitter.com/aceattorney/status/205200638001414145/photo/1
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:53 am
@goldielocks,
Kings don’t know what it’s like to fly home unhappy. Welcome back boys – AGAIN !
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I’d sure be happy if I was in the middle of buying this franchise. Classiest of the classless. Sportsmanship of a non professional. Leadership group reflects it all.
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Kings x Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:38 am
@Kings x, Amazing how there was such respect for this franchise and coach, now they are nicknamed the Cryotes and are now lumped in with the guppies, the quacks and the cassucks.
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Bleeding heck, just got home what a night!!!!
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:24 am
@Duncanz, I thought you were in the cornfield.
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I want to know what those two punks said to Brown.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 2:45 am
@scott-77,
“We’ll see you at least 6 times next year, better have your head on a swivel.”
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Oh Canada,
We now give you a franchise from Phoenix back.
And… your welcome !!
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:02 am
@Kman, I hope they stay, I want some more of this action. We finally have some bad blood with a team. If they have to leave Phoenix I’m hoping for Seattle.
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@Kman
Hey buddy boy!
Where did you watch the game?
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Kman Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 3:21 am
@Duncanz,
It hurts, it hurts man. Worked, DVR’d. Was very careful not to let the “real” world in until the recorded game ended Pancake-style @ approx. 12:50 pst for me. Pretty jacked right now.
Cannot believe after all the Forum & Staples playoffs I’ve been to, I’d be several states away when they make this run.
Stoked for you and all the Kings faithful that got to see the big Ws in the desert !
(Right here, Right now… right ?) [citation need]
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Hurry, call the whaabulence. There are cryoties that need a hug.
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There’s no question that Brown purposefully does things to stir up his opponents and get them off their game. It could be argued that some of those things might not be in the purest spirit of the game. But he executes his strategy intelligently and in a way that isn’t designed to hurt people. It can’t be argued that it doesn’t work, because IT DOES.
DB gets paid to be effective and win hockey games. He’s figured out a way to do that at an extremely high level and “agitating” is clearly part of his strategy.
Certain Coyotes, on the other hand, use an approach that can’t always be described as intelligent or helpful to their cause. Smith’s incessant slashing for example… what purpose does a post-game slash/spear on Richards serve other than illustrate how the DB and the Kings destroyed his ability to act rationally? And exactly how do malicious boarding penalties that cause ejections and suspensions help the Coyotes cause?
The kings demonstrated more skill, more hustle and more BRAINS during this series which is why they won. Was Brown playing a different kind of game than what the Yotes are used to (or can even imagine for that matter)? Yes he was. I think his overtime hit was an example of that.
Can I imagine that the hit would make me upset if I was a Yotes fan? Yes. But that matters not one little bit.
DB’s not playing to win the hearts of his opponents or their fans–especially fans that show how much they love the game by posting dead-last regular season attendance.
The ‘Yotes post-game antics did nothing but cement Brown’s status as the most valuable player in the series.
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Well, whether Brown’s hit was legal or not (and of course I think it was legal), Smith & Doan are the last two guys who should be complaining about it! Smith should have been suspended at least a game for his hit on Brown and Doan isn’t exactly known as a perennial candidate for the Lady Bing.
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It’s too bad they are focusing on this play and think it was called one sided. They have a goalie that has thrown punches and taken jabs with his stick at players this game. …. They had a player sit on another player for a good 8-10 seconds while a play was going on in the offensive zone.. I saw several elbows to the head as well. As a whole they played a pretty dirty game and the refs missed plenty of obvious penalties in the game. I love that they are squanking about the refs. I can understand the disappointment side of things, but they just sound like a bunch of little brats who didn’t get the toy they wanted at the store. The shoulder is hit , the upper thigh is hit… hell his knee nearly hit him in the crotch. Not sure what they are all pissy about.
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I never felt that Doan was a “great guy” or “classy player.” What he was is is a hot head, undisciplined player that people took a shine too just because he played on a team that shouldn’t even be around, in front of very few big crowds, very rarely nationally televised. This year, the playoff games were televised and many fans got to see what Shane Doan is really like.
I for one have never cared for Phoenix or Tippet, or Smith or Doan. And people that have said they would love to see Doan win a cup for being faithful to Phoenix. Blah! His career probably would have fizzled had he gone to a real team somewhere. That’s why he stayed in Arizona.
Coyotes should be moved back to Canada.
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 4:59 am
@eskymi, I hope they stay in Phoenix, we have a fun rivalry to look forward to next season. That first game should be a good one.
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dodgervern Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:16 am
@Osaka, Dude-you got it right and this has been brewing for awhile[wasn't Gagne's concussion against them?].But when you go to Stanley Cup every team in your division is gunning for you.But” Cryotes” suites them and bring it on next year.I think they are bullies that got dealt to and don’t like it.
Kings are just a better TEAM with everyone contributing.Time to reset and deal with East winner and I’m giving a lot of respect to Jersey,but want Rangers cause they got Boyle for a storyline.GREAT win2nite-GO KINGS,GO!!!!
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ChrisAB Reply:
May 25th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@Osaka,
Will the Coyotes stay in Phoenix?
Lousy attendance
http://espn.go.com/nhl/attendance
Dumb city council.
http://metronews.ca/news/saskatoon/237027/glendale-city-councillor-calls-saskatoon-other-cities-canadian-poachers/
Who’s poaching who? The Phoenix Coyotes were once the Winnipeg Jets (poached from Winnipeg).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes
How the Top Teams keep the league afloat
http://houseofpuck.com/?tag=phoenix-coyotes
Here’s an old article. A lot of fans imitating empty seats.
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/What-6-706-fans-look-like-at-a-Phoenix-Coyotes-h?urn=nhl-279139
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Osaka Reply:
May 25th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
@ChrisAB, Great work there and I don’t argue with you, as a Kings’ fan I would like to see a team in PHX. The question is if PHX had stable ownership would those numbers be different. I remember when the Kings would bring in 11,000 to a game, hell I remember going back awhile when they would bring in 7,000.
I read an article Sprint wasn’t going to turn a profit on the iPhone until 2015, should they drop it? Sometimes having a market share is more important. Hey, like I said I agree with you, I’m just speaking from a fan point of view. If they do move let’s hope it is to Seattle, somewhere on the West Coast.
Great work and post, appreciate the thoughtfulness.
Maybe they should focus on the that they got stomped 4 games to 1. Each team got breaks by the refs. Anytime your beaten in a series by three games it is not the officiating! Now go finish crying in the locker room Doan you big baby.
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Thou doth protest too much! Wow…haven’t seen this much whining about the refs in a long time…and the biggest whiners (Doan, Smith, Hanzal, Yandle) were some of the worst cheap-shot artists on the ice!
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Here is the Doan interview. He does go off on a rant how he feels the refs screwed the Yotes, but then mentions most Kings’ players by name and say how great they played. Of course he left Brown’s name out but that is to be expected.
http://watch.tsn.ca/nhl/clip684404#clip684404
At least he didn’t do a Dino Ciccarelli “I can’t believe I shook his freak’n hand”.
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That’s what loosers do, they make excuses!
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What game where.they watching? What series were they watching? Last night the announcers said no fewer than 3 separate times how “lucky” the yotes we’re to not be called for obvious penalties. Their first goal came off a penalty deemed “a horrible call” by that same crew. Down the stretch I was amazed that we didn’t get called for.the phantom high stick,and the “knee ” looked more like a thigh/nut shot that the announcers also said did not appear to be dirty. We played 5 on 7 for most of the night last night, just like game 1. In the end, mike Smith takes another swing with his goalie stick in an attempt to injure as the kings are celebrating the game winning goal. Mike smith is a coward who dives with the best of them, and takes cheap shots from behind his goalie gear which makes him untouchable. Doan is an idiot and needs to watch some video before he speaks. That goes for.tippet as well. They were Vancouverwhieans they live and die by diving and gos. Didn’t work for.Vancouver. dDidn’t work for the Blues. And it didn’t work for the yotes. Play more, dive less,and mike smith is a diving coward. That is all. Good day. I SAID GOOD DAY SIR!
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brianguy Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:16 am
@mckingfan,
well put!
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54FIGHTING Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:25 am
@mckingfan, Nice CATCF reference.
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they should complain to their ownership group. but it still won’t change the fact they’re out.
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I’m just thinking about the horrendously long lines there must be at the Walmarts in Glendale with all of the women buying razors to shave their hockey beards.
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Daren Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:56 am
@Radar, LMAO
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I have a ton of respect for Shane Doan and his skills and leadership ability, but he shouldn’t be commenting on dirty hits. He’s thrown enough of those this year. He plays on the edge, similar to Brownie.
He’s the kind of player who leaves it all out on the ice and I can respect that.
Mike Smith????? you’re nothing but a classless POS. Someone should have speared him in the groin during the handshake..it would have been well deserved.
You gave up 4 goals when your team needed you to be at your best. Nuff said, you overrated POS loser! See u in October, now breakout your golf clubs and your shine box and watch a real hockey team play for the cup!
And unless I saw wrong, wasn’t it Handzal that was also giving Brownie the business during the handshake? If so, you can only be so pathetic. after putting the guy head first into the boards, you’re going to talk about another player’s hit? Hilarious!
In the end the Kings were the better team. Our best players were the best players on the ice for both teams. Kopi and DD were unbelievable. Throw in JQ and there you have it. The 3 best players remaining in the playoffs.
Way to go Pens!!!!!!!!
Off to the cup LA KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO KINGS!!
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Osaka Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 5:34 am
@nykingfan, I agree with you 100%. Smith and Yandle were really pathetic how they handled their comments, beyond being upset.
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Cry Baby Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:23 am
@Osaka, I thought it was funny..You know when the other team is blaming the refs for a loss you have done something right.
I just heard the Yotes did not score a 3rd period goal in the entire series…maybe that was the problem and not the refs.
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fsd1 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:04 am
@Cry Baby, they didnt score one in the entire playoffs
anonandonanon Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:28 am
@nykingfan, It’s about to be the caddies fault.
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nykingfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:01 am
@anonandonanon,
They’re playing Bushwick. Go judge Smails!
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YeahWhatever Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:50 pm
@anonandonanon, Hahaha – you called it! Classic!
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I have been a KIngs fan since 1978, My husband and I had season tickets for 15 years, and I can’t express how Happy I am for the LA Kings and there fans.
Now they need to get Bob Miller in the Booth to announce the Finals for NBC.
He deserves it and The fans want to see it.
( who do you pick, Brown or Quick so far for MVP ? )
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It’s a great day for those of us that have been around since 1975 or earlier. The Kings won the game and moved onto the Final! The Yotes played well. The hit was clean. No crying please. It was a hard fought series and the Kings outplayed them. Exciting time for all. Enjoy a couple of days off boys. You earned it! See you next week in either NY/NJ for game 1. Go Kings Go!
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Robert R Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:36 am
@Kings Fan South, Some of us have been watchin’ since ’68. Gotta go to game 1, maybe both road games
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Isn’t Jonathan Quick 41 wins away from becoming the winningest goalie in Kings history? Next season, he will need 37 to start the season. he he he
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nykingfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:43 am
@Dominick (defrim65),
me and you aren’t far off either LOL
This isn’t a slight to JQ who has become the elite of the NHL, but we have a lousy history of goalies with this franchise. That’s a record that was meant to be broken sooner rather than later.
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:13 am
@nykingfan,
Man! What a lousy track record too. With the way we were headed before DL got here, the record might have held for another 30 years before anyone came along, or that the Kings would even be able to get their act together enough to manage properly.
DL didn’t draft Quick, but he did bring in the right goaltending consultants, and has shown the patience to develop correctly as far as his goaltenders are concerned. That is a track record that has followed him everywhere he’s went as a GM.
Scary, but IF Quick ever had any kind of injury, I would feel pretty comfortable with Bernier in net also. It would take Bernier a few months of platooning before he would figured it out completely, but he’s had a chance to ease in to the NHL (which is something we didn’t do with Quick to begin with.
I don’t think I’ve ever been that comfortable ever as a Kings fan.
If Quick decides to make his home in LA for as long as his career will let him, I’ll bet cash he’ll go down in history as the greatest Kings goalie of all time, and shatter every record along the way in a shorter time span.
I feel honored just to be here to witness it.
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nykingfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:23 am
@Dominick (defrim65),
I totally agree with you. Remember when DL sent him to ECHL because he missed a proactive dur to over-sleeping? He didn’t sulk or anything, he went to work and became the golaie he is now due to his work ethic. Great job by DL to make sure his head was on straight and let him develop before calling him up.
I was thinking last night..if something happened to both goalies who should feel more comfortable…us with Bernier or the Yotes with Barbs…That wa an easy one
I think right now you can pencil JQ in as the best golaie this franchise has ever had.
Despite the legality of the hit..very painful way to end your season if you’re a yote. Lose one of your better defensemen, then the Kings score on the very next rush down the ice. I think under those circumstances, they’re going to have some extra emotion. If anything it’s great for west coast hockey….we already have rivalries with Anaheim and San Jose, now add Phoenix to the list.
I thought the Kings pretty much dominated from the 2nd period on last night. Great team win.
All of those long drives to Staples to watch the Kings get owned from 2003-2008 has finally paid off as a fan. Those days of watching Brian Wilsie, Scott Thornton, and Dan Cloutier are long gone. We finally all have something to cheer for. It’s not over yet, but making the finals is quite the accomplishment.
Go Kings!
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vinny Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:40 am
@Cup B4 I Die, lmao WILSIE!
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Go Kings Go!
It was shoulder to shoulder nothing more nothing
less
Go Kings Go Staples Center is all yours
Oh Yea Baby
Won won thanks to our players
We Love Our Kings!
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Bob mckenzie Didnt think it was a deliberate knew to knee hit .. Case closed for me.
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Just woke up and realized it is true, the Kings are goimg to the Finals. Part of that realization came with the email saying my account was charged for the Finals tickets, bit hey, WE ARE GOING FOR THE CUP! By the way, if anyone should be suspended for trying to jurt someone, Mike Smith just needs to look in the mirror to find that person. GKG!!
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If the Yotes leave Pheonix do we move our minor league team back there? Do we bring back the Roadrunners? They left town when the Yotes moved in.
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Calls. The goalie interference call on Williams in the first period of game 3 was creative officiating at its best.
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Oh, Oh, STOP the play Mr Referee, I lost my goalie glove!!!
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“Roadrunner gonna run right over you…”
Beep Beep
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:18 am
@Maury, http://thumbp10-gq1.thumb.mail.yahoo.com/tn?sid=29273397771054083&mid=AEyliGIAAXUvT7xacQwyuQ5rOfU&midoffset=2_0_0_1_3069717&partid=2&f=1130&fid=Inbox
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The game that I watched last night seemed to have the non-calls in the Yotes favor. The phantom calls were against the Kings. Brownie is NOT a dirty player and if he is perceived as embellishing then that has to stop by him and the one and all. I cannot wait for June 4!!! The pay as we play will be charged today. After all these years of paying for my tickets, I am happy to have done so. I would, however, still like to see more screening. GKG
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I actually can understand the Coyotes anger/frustration,etc. at the play, both on the ice and immediately after the game, because they certainly did not yet see the replay where there is clearly “shoulder to toe” contact (to quote Brown). Even then, the Coyotes are going to be biased. It’s their guy who is hurt. I’d be P.O.’d as well. After the game? Hey, they just were knocked out of the playoffs. No one is going to run for highlights at that point to check it out. Emotions were running high.
However, I was very surprised to see the guys on the NHL Network (Craig Button and Kelly Chase, I think) BOTH state it “was a penalty.” Button in particular was irate. He kept going on and on about how “the whistle had blown” and that Brown “should have made an attempt to get out of the way.”. I mean, even the NBC guys said at the time that Brown hit him with the shoulder, too, and that it was an unfortunate thing that Rosival was hurt. The problem for me with all this complaining is that the whistle blew just a fraction of a second before the hit. Brown was at full speed and had no time to slow down at all. That was obvious. It was one of those unfortunate things. Doughty called it what it was – “a hockey play.”
Hopefully cooler heads will prevail once people have had time to sit down and look at the play, listen to the whistle, and see that Brown couldn’t stop. We all know Brown is not a dirty player, but a gritty player who plays it clean. It’s just hard for the Coyotes to see it that way at the time, and I can understand that. I can’t understand people from the media going crazy about it when they have a chance to see it over and over. Maybe Button had his money on Phoenix…
Hopefully, there will be no discipline handed out. That would be wrong, in my view.
MKF
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Dave Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:51 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan, Good post–I couldn’t agree with you more.
BEAT THE EAST!!!
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Shakes Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 6:55 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan, apparently it’s acceptable if Doan has no time to change his path while nailing Lewis into the boards and we’re suppose to be fine that it was a “hockey play” but Brown is supposed to be able to make an even bigger path change in a shorter period of time? I call BS.
I mean Brown IS robotic but that’s just physically impossible
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Minnesota Kings Fan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:00 am
@Shakes,
Exactly. It’s the same thing. Doan had about as much time to stop as Brown did. He should not have had any further consequences, and he didn’t. Neither should Brown.
As I said before, I completely understand Doan’s frustration in the heat of the moment., but the broadcasters should know better.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:00 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan, There is a reason why Button hasn’t worked for an NHL team in a few years now. I think he may be drunk…
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nykingfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:22 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan,
Button is on record saying he didn’t think the Kings were very good. That’s why he’s an ex-GM! He’s an idiot. When I saw he was on the panel and no Kathryn Tappan, I flipped to nbcsn’s coverage. Listeing to Button reminds me of vomit!
Great back and forth between Milbury and JR on nbcsn..Milbury thought it was a penalty because of the whistle. JR was correct in saying that there’s no way Brown could have stopped himself prior to the hit. It was a heated exchange. I was waiting for Milbury to take JR’s shoes off and beat him with them lol
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Boo-hoo. Took all my strength to stay up until the end, but I am so happy. I live in DC and am calling in all my markers with Rags fans and Devils fans to get seats to as many games as possible. Go Kings Go.
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it’s 9:52am ET and while i’m dreaming i can confirm that yesterday happened. I’m so happy.
Flights to goto Games 3 and 4 have been booked. Let’s get the Cup!
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vinny Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:46 am
@Shakes, Thats great man, love the dedication!
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While Smith is right about the play in which Voynov flipped the puck over the glass (I thought it was icing as well, and so did Quick…apparently it wasn’t). His comments are so off base here it’s not even funny.
I’m perfectly fine with any player being emotional after losing a series, especially one in which you win and you still have a shot to play for the cup. But, Mr. Smith is HARDLY one to be talking as are the rest of the Coyotes.
How about Doan’s clear hit to Browns head in the 3rd period? Not called.
How about Doan’s clear hit to Kopitar’s head in the 1st period? Not called.
How about a holding the stick on Whitney during the play that Doughty got the interference call? Not called correctly (although I’ll grant it never is).
How about the horrific offsides call against the Kings (Doughty) in OT. Where the replay showed clearly it wasn’t offsides, and, it wasn’t really that close to being off? Bad call.
How about Rosival’s 4 dives, and obvious ones, through the game? No calls.
The point here is…each team has dealt with god awful calls. Just play the game.
You lost Mr. Smith. You were lucky to still be playing considering your actions in Game 2. But to compare this hit, which in my opinion was clean (shoulder to shoulder) to anything that piece of garbage Raffi Torres does just shows you sir, are completely delusional.
Shane Doan I don’t have a problem with him complaining. After fighting for 16 years, I’ll give him some leeway here. He’s earned that right.
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Mike Smith has had one good season after toiling in the land of “never more than a back-up” obscurity. Hey Smitty – go back where you belong, you hack.
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Really Doan bite your tounge? How bout when Smith hit Brown with his stick? Or how bout when you hit Lewis. Oh yeah what about when you bulldog Dew? Or Hanzals hit.You played dirty the whole dirty the whole series. Your a just a sore loser and you guys are mad brown got a clean hit and your boy. P.s. Doan have fun golfing!!
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If you look at Doan in the handshakes he is complaining to Brown about the hit claiming it was cheap or dirty. Look at all the hits to the head during the series by Phoenix. Look at Torres. Like they give a flying flip about that.
Then all they can do is complain about there not being a penalty. “They know we don’t have an owner…”. Like it’s the refs job to save them somehow. Look at all three of the plays with Doughty. We didn’t get screwed on those?
They don’t complain about being totally dominated in the overtime which had everything to do with the outcome.
This is the ultimate sore loser team. Doan is their leader. Go figure.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:53 am
@LA_1968, Yandle is a moron. No owner? I guess it hasn’t been the NHL paying their paychecks for the past 3 years then, huh?
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Phoolish GM Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:53 am
@LA_1968, Kopi’s lucky he didn’t get his bell rung, I think it was in the first, when he had his head down along the boards and a 2nd Phx player put an elbow on his head.
That was a low class move griping about it in the handshake line. Take it to the officials. If they call a penalty, Brown goes to the box. They didn’t, Kings win.
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The bottom line is that we’re hearing more about the Coyotes getting the short end of the stick simply because they’re whining more… the Kings have arguments to make too but have kept their mouths shut. While that is more respectable and classy, it makes the feel like the guy who’s yelling the loudest has a point. It’s like watching cable news channels…
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Jack Aubrey Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:22 am
@Shakes, Absolutely right, Shakes, well said!
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Strader when the Coyotes had a 5 on 3 power play said “if the Coyotes capitalize on this power play, this is the series”. What a biased comment to make. The Kings proved him wrong at the end. What a finish. After Penner scored the winning goal I had the best feeling ever as a Kings fan. Way to go Kings!
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Minnesota Kings Fan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:54 am
@Cesar A,
I remember him saying that. I don’t know about bias, but it certainly was an overstatement. I remember thinking, “Maybe it’s the GAME for the Coyotes, but not the series.” Maybe he meant a kill might be the series for the KINGS. Who knows? I’m glad I don’t have to do that job, becuase I know I’d probably trip over my tongue many times during a game.
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nykingfan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:19 am
@Cesar A,
I believe that Strader is or was the play by play guy for the Yotes. I know Pang was their color man. I love Panger and the way he analyzes a game. I have no beef with his coverage of the series, but when both announcers are the announcers for one team, it can’t be a good thing.
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Partisan whining. Control your emotions and take your loss like a man – you were dominated for the majority of the series. Doan: how many times have you been suspended for dirty plays? Were you not kicked out of the game on a boarding call earlier in the series? How many suspensions does Brown have? Was Rozsival ACTUALLY hurt, or did he fall to the ice and PRETEND to be hurt like Penner’s one-handed tap to the back of his legs? Didn’t Morris ACTUALLY stick his knee out on Scuderi? Didn’t your assistant captain get suspended for a game for the hit from behind on Brown, and not a single Kings player retaliated? Didn’t your hothead goalie use a crowbar and boxing gloves in this series?
Yeah. Your team is far more guilty of dirty play.
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…and this is how rivalries are born, a gritty playoff series… not by being sujugated to playing Phoenix like a million times in the regular season
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Shakes Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:30 am
@Shakes, ahem.. subjugated
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Minnesota Kings Fan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:56 am
@Shakes,
Oh, I think it will be ugly next year whenever these two teams meet. Coyote ugly!
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That was a poorly officiated game overall, but man, Phoenix are really a bunch of divers and hacks. I was surprised Smith didn’t fall down with sympathetic pains from the hit on Rosival.
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I still can’t get over that Rosival dive that happened minutes before he got drilled. That had soccer written all over it. Anybody have video of that? I think it was from a Penner, or maybe Stoll, “slash”.
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Shakes Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 7:33 am
@Dwreck, it was from Penner’s stick… poetic justice that Penner would end it
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Phoenix is, or should I say was, one of the dirtiest POS teams in the league, and it was on display many times in this series. Brown had been targeted many times. I consider the crushing “legal” hit, and Penner’s subsequent kill-shot, poetic justice.
Seeing the tantrums and Doan’s whimpering/tears makes it that much sweeter. It’s practically euphoric!
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I’ll chalk the yotes comments up to emotion. When you give as much as hockey players, do during the playoffs, and you come up on the losing end… The only coyote player I take exception is Smith. The guy is out of control. After the goal by penner he takes a swipe at richards with his stick. The guy has screw loose.
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deepsea_drumz Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:28 am
@daves a mess, The Coyote’s could have taken advantage of the Kings inconsistent play last night. But L.A. showed them their resolve and styed the course. This game could have gone either way and had Phoenix won, the writers would have started digging into the Kings. The Coyotes responded as an inferior team should have responded. They had no answer for the Kings tenacity. They could only take cheap shots instead of mount a serious threat. Glad this series is over. Looking forward to the SCF. KINGS in 6. (Maybe 5).
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Coyotes goalie Mike Smith (who previously whacked Dustin Brown in the leg from behind with his stick) said, “If Raffi Torres gets 25 games for a hit during the play, then this guy [Brown] should be done forever.”
Spoken like the true crybaby he is – Loser!
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first of all, the first goal of the game SHOULDN’T have happened because that was NOT a penalty on Doughty when he lost his edge.
Secondly, Doughty was called for a BULL holding penalty (when he erupted with anger)and
THIRDLY, the Yotes complain about bad offside calls, what about the one called on Doughty that would have led to a great scoring chance?
The Yotes got away with Smith twice slashing Brown and Richards (the first one they got away with was because they called Brown for diving when he clearly wasn’t) and so I just don’t want to hear their WAH WAHs.
Bottom line: they showed up like wussies at home for the first 2 games of the conference finals and that is what they should be yacking about
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YeahWhatever Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:13 pm
@carol vadnais, You nailed it. That knife cut both ways, but at least the Kings knew it was OT and we couldn’t end it unless we got back in it. Yotes just let it get them spun, and they only have themselves to blame for that.
True, Dewey could have clamped down on his temper, but Scuds was there to get him to the box before he put hands on someone and got ejected. Regardless of Dewey’s justifiable mini-meltdown, Kings immediately regrouped, flipped that “composure” switch and settled themselves enough to keep moving forward.
I’m so proud of each and every player for the Kings (whether they’ve gotten ice post season or not). Maturity, grit and determination to keep control of the moment.
Losers quit when they think they can’t win – winners quit when they’ve won.
Talk about CHAMPIONS!
Go Kings Go!!!
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I love how Rich points out the hypocracy from each of the Coyotes players who had a comment on the hit. Smith (who whacked Brown’s leg), Tippet (who had not comment on the Derek Morris knee on knee hit) . . . that’s great
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I’m loving the fact that the kings are guaranteed to face one of their two most recent free-agent snubs. I’m hoping for jersey, because it would be delicious for kovalchuk to come so close to the cup with the devils after what he did to the kings, only to be beaten by the same team he snubbed.
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Daves A Mess Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:44 am
@Bill M.,
I thought about that when the Conference Finals started. And agree completely with wanting it to be Jersey.
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We Are In
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Give me a break. Doan are you kidding? Smith? Mr. Tomahawk? Lose with dignity please
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Cheaters get what cheaters deserve, Next year they will start were they left off.What a bunch of losers
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-So I rented a convertible and drove it down PCH whilst blasting Nickleback.
J/K
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sigh upper lvl seats at staples are in the 300s…. sigh
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Shane Doan proved what a cry baby he is. Brown was going full boar, he couldn’t stop in time. The whistle blew a split second before the hit, and the hit was NOT knee-to-knee. I lost a TON of respect for Dave Tippett earlier in the series. His rant about the refs was embarassing, and if he’s half a man, he’d admit it. I do feel it had an impact on the Game 4 calls.
I do give credit to BOTH teams for playing hard last night. They both battled, and left everything they had, on the ice.
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So did Doan play his series in some parallel universe or something? Because I literally don’t recall anything he’s whining about. And like Rich pointed out, he doesn’t seem to remember anything he or his team did.
Up there crying like that, shows you what he’s made of. Zero Honor!
-Bye Doan!
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So….. how many out there in the Kingdom (besides me) are having a tough time focusing on work this morning?? I have the most beautiful “Hockey Hangover” Can’t get enough!! GKG!
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Anyone have a link to Nick Nickson’s call of the game winning goal?
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:00 am
@Cup B4 I Die, +1. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Amazing. This place is like a Mob.
The officiating was horrible all series, to both sides.
There was embellishing by both teams throughout the series, and dirty plays came from both sides.
Phoenix fans were pathetic by throwing trash on the ice, but when I went to game 3 I saw two Phoenix fans get beers thrown on them and the woman Phoenix fan suffer some really foul language and abuse.
This was an ugly, ugly series and both sides, fans and players (and even officiating) were disappointing.
I’ve been waiting forever too to see my Kings in the SCF, but to do it like this makes it feel soiled and dirty. Just saying.
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jess Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:23 am
@CosmicQueso,
The Kings won it pretty clean. Yotes are the ones with suspensions and blatantly illegal hits -and then of course there is the infamous SMITH CHOP.
If I were you, I’d feel pretty good about the class and composure the kings have shown throughout the post season.
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CosmicQueso Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:01 am
@jess, Guess the whole series just showed the bad of what the game can be.
What I do know for certain, however, is that trading Dustin Brown mid-season would have been the worst decision the Kings could have ever made.
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I find it amazing that the Yotes, their fans, the media..all silent on what basically was a Kings excursion in OT through the offensive zone. I guess its hard for them to see past the histerics that we kicked their butts in the OT period, period.
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That was so close to brown getting hurt. Imagine brown blowing out his knee? what would we be talking about then,Armageddon.The hockey gods have spoken.
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I actually like Doan. He’s always been a pain to the Kings. He’s feisty and he’s representing his team. He totally deserves the C on his jersey. I also like Dave Tippett. During the time, we should’ve let Andy Murray go and promoted Tippett as head coach, but we didn’t.
With this said, I also agree that the officiating was inconsistent in this game. There were missed calls on both sides. I don’t know the official rules on the delay of game penalty Doughty got, but the interference call was bogus. It should’ve been a holding the stick call against Phoenix so really the refs should of just made that a non-call. If Phoenix is complaining about the interference call during their 5-3, then they’re just dreaming. That one was clear cut.
In regards to Browns hit on Rosival, it looked like full body contact. Brown doesn’t stick out his knee. Look at the elbowing in the NYR/NYJ series. Nobody skates without the puck protruding their stiff elbow out to their side. It’s only obvious they’re trying to hit the player skating by, but no punishment will be doled out for that.
Now that they finished the series early, the coaches will get to watch the NYR/NYJ series with leisure and study and make notes. Let’s bring the Stanley Cup to LA. Go Kings Go!
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Right after Yotes’ first goal I did reply here-said:We shall go for the record,NOT a second of worry in my mine and YOU GUYS DID IT…WOW ! JUST can’t sleep,NOW!! 3 more road win that KINGS will set the NHl’s new record–a never going to be broken RECORD_win all playoff road game 8+3=11 (maybe 8+2) to become THE NHL CUP WINNER.It can’t be happening,am I daydream again ? YES, I did say it before playoff start that don’t worry-just win ALL road game to have home court advantage.YOU MADE ALL THE RECORD COUNTED.Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said it right–A lot of blood, sweat and tears that go into this for both teams and KING’s played UNBELIEVABLE.”THAT’S RIGHT EVERYONE!!” WOW!! I WOULD like to say”God be praised!” THANKS-up to now no one get hurt…I’m ready for THE CUP! YAA!YAA!YAA!YES!YES!YES!…GKG…
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The hit:
First off, it was a fairly sloppy intrance across the blueline. Rozsival tried to stickhandle at the blueline – which is usually a no-no – and put two teammates way offsides. Also, Rozsival’s head’s down. Brown is wheeling around heading towards the traffic – even before the whistle is blown. Brown doesn’t lead the NHL in hits for nothing. This is how he sees the game and plays the game. He’s going in to disrupt the play. Brown’s knee may have fractionally made first contact – as evidenced by Brown’s own leg swinging backwards after the hit. But clearly The majority of the force was distributed along Rozsival’s entire mid-section and upper body – just look at the way his body flies after the hit. Also, Rozsival’s left leg(knee) did NOT go flying backward – suggesting his leg took the brunt.
The refs could have called a penalty in the play. Or not. There were all kinds of iffy-calls and iffy-non-call during that game – on both teams. No need to go down that list. But what was clear – and not being mentioned much – id that the Kings were ALL OVER the Coyotes in overtime. That was as dominate a stretch of time you ‘ll ever see in an overtime period. Now, it would have been typical for Phoenix to eek out a “coyote ugly” win in overtime, but they didn’t earn it. They didn’t work hard enough to even create a “Coyote ugly” opportunity. The Kings were working them, and their own hard work payed off in the end – without the benefit of Brown’s hit – it had nothing to do with what was going on in the overtime.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:55 am
@Like Wall, +1.
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If anyone should be irate it would be Doughty. They are terrible sports. You can’t blame the refs when you lose a series 4-1 to a team that has already gone 8-1 in a game where Doughty was unjustly penalized twice, Brown was tripped on a breakaway, and they still almost won.
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 8:52 am
@jonsey,
He was irate. That was literally the first time I saw any King lose composure all Playoffs. He had every right to be.
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CosmicQueso Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:03 am
@jonsey, Doan said over and over again that they got beat by the Kings. He said he didn’t want to take anything at all away from the Kings. Doan mentioned a bunch of Kings by name and how they beat the Coyotes.
But the officiating was suspect. Doan wasn’t blaming the officials for the loss, he was saying that the officiating was terrible. And it really was, both sides.
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Poor Doan. Everyone is after him. He’s such a victim and they should still be playing(not crying). sYke! What a joke to say little kid stuff like “if that were me….” if that were him it may have been called cause te guy is classless and has been in trouble before. Browns hit was on the same guys who flopped after a touch from Penner just before that (after he slashed Penner after the whistle) what a sore way to go out. They will be remembered as the team that whined all the way home.
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I hope somebody said to Shane Doan as he was moaning and griping as they were shaking hands, “Shane, scoreboard.”
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Mike Smith should not whacked Dustin Brown’s leg that is a Illegal what did Mike Smith did and then if the puck is loose from a glove met means a loose puck and Mike Smith should not argument with the Ref’s that Mike Smith should have a Anchor Management class for this Summer so what do you think
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:50 am
@Adam M, As always, I agree with everything you have to say. Mike Smith does seem angry.
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SLIM Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:08 pm
@Adam M,
Brilliant analysis once again…
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Thanks Phoenix, you now replace Vancouver as the team I dislike the most now. Can’t wait to talk trash next season when you come to Staples.
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They have the real-time replay with audio on NHL.com. Watch it…the whistle goes when Brownie has already done his final strong push before the hit and he’s like 3-4 ft in front of him. Like JR argued after the game, there is no way in the world he has time to pull up or avoid. Absolutely no way.
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Let me start with this…ss great as Mike Smith plays his “sportmanship” is twice as bad! Anyone notice he tryed to slash Richards after the game winning goal. How about all the Coyotes flopping! The good guys one! That’s how I feel about the series. KARMA.
Now time to enjoy this for 2 minutes and focus on four maore games.
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Why did he say “Uncle”?
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 am
@FKA PakiFro, I didn’t get that either!
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Classless team in a crap city. Maybe if they turned the AC on a bit they would all feel a little better. All the shenanigans they pulled all series, and they have the audacity to complain about a LEGAL hit? How fragile was their mindset if they let a hit like that redirect their focus and allow the game winning goal? The far superior team won that series, and it’s like Captain Whine, Smith, and the rest of the losers are going to use being screwed over by the refs as their excuse. There were about ten cheap shots in that series and 8 or 9 of them were by the Coyotes. That is a fact.
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GOlf Coyotes GOlf! See ya, suckers!
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Smith should shut his mouth. Does he not realize he should have been gone for at least 3 games for his WACK on the back of Browns legs!!!
He is one awesome goalie and he will be for some time but I don’t think he has ANY room to talk.
Poor officiating this whole series. Both teams had non calls and both teams had their lucky moments. I lost more respect for the NHl Refs then I did for the Yotes, except Doan and Smith.
O well on to our next one, well till next season when we play to yotes. Should be interesting.
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:00 am
@Jstin, Good point. Can you even imagine the audacity of that guy to say if Torres got 25 games Brown should be done for good? The hypocrisy almost leaves me sppechless. And Smith and Doan would have been better off had it left them speechless. Either they’re both complete tools, or they must be a little embarrassed this morning. Are they really going to say dirty play and bad officiating are the reason they lost the series 4-1?
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deepsea_drumz Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 10:21 am
@40YearKingsFan, Pure frustration on Doan’s remarks. Brown’s hit was clean and hard. It took the wind out of Phoenix. Really, That was the turning point. L.A. wanted it more. Period. Our players play hard, tough but not dirty. We know how to send a message. It worked against vancouver and it worked against the ‘Yotes. Hanzal….dirty player. Doan…lives in a fantasy. They came up short in front of their fans. They need to let it go and take a little time off and get back to work. L.A. KINGS can win it ALL!! Light the lamp!
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There were sooo many non-calls and bad calls that benefited the Coyotes this series, and in this game in particular, that I can’t even believe that they are crying about this stuff. Brown’s hit was a clean hit. Pure and simple. He hit shoulder square on shoulder. The knees were unfortunate and incidental. To whine about this as if it cost them the game is ridiculous. They had a freebie penalty against Doughty, which they failed to score on. They failed to score on a 5 on 3. Just man up, and admit that you lost to the better team. Then, move to Quebec in the off-season so we only have to hear your crying once next year.
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Gustavo Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:52 am
@PP Anybody?,
TWO freebie calls, if you count the offside that was clearly on their blue line. He had a straight line to the goal with Kings forwards in front of the net.
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Doan, Smith, and Hanzal. Real cowards for tarnishing one of the greatest traditions in sports (in my estimation) the handshake line. These are guys that really don’t get that the tradition and integrity of the game is bigger than them. I feel they embarrassed their sport.
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Shane Doan and Mike Smith play hard, but they go over the line too easily and think other players go over the line. They think the world is against them. This makes them losers who almost win, as opposed to winners who are just a bit short of a championship.
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Good post, by the way, Rich. I like the way you objectively mixed in the reality that makes their whining insane without quite expressing it in the way a fan would.
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This reminds me of the time I coached my daughter’s elementary girls basketball team. Travelled two hours, tight game and it went into overtime as well. We lost. 8-6. In overtime. Now, there was reason for some crying.
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It’s 10:00 a.m. the next day and still no word on the injured player’s condition from any media.
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Tippet sait it:, L.A. played very well the first 3 games. Phoenix tried to comeback, but it was too late. As for the “moaning” (Capt.) Doan, he is right to be frustrated. L.A. was better prepared and came out with everything they had. What’s stopping the Coyotes from doing the same thing. It was do or die for the Kings. They have been so mediocre these past 15 plus years, if they would have lost in these finals, the press would be writing about their classic failures. Actuall both teams have a bright future. They will probably be in the upper tier of their division in the future. Way to go KINGS!!
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Cry me a river
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Even Bob and Jim aren’t complaining that they don’t get to call the games. Those Jotes can learn something if they ever stop whining and tomahawking long enough.
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The lack of class shown on this board is almost as bad as fans throwing stuff on the ice.
Yay Kings and all, but stop already with the calling people names and saying people are classless and whining about whiners.
The series is over, we’ve won. Grow up.
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SLIM Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@CosmicQueso,
You amaze me….
we don’t agree with you and we should grow up….
If you’re looking for grownups don’t come a sport blog…
Shame on you for thinking you’re better than others…
And ..Aren’t you new here anyways?
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Mike Smith is a ASS! this guy is just a soar looser…look at the game winning goal by Penner..he takes a swipe at Richards as he skates by…at least that’s what i look like to me!
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:44 am
@dave, You’re absolutely right, he did take a swipe at Richards with his stick. I didn’t see it until I read your post and went back and looked. Smith seems to think he can swing that stick at whoever he wants whenever he wants.
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Let’s compare these two captains….
BROWN: has never been suspended by the NHL and the only time the refs game him a game misconduct 2 years ago for a hit to the head, the league reversed it the next day.
DOAN: Suspended multiple times for illegal hits to the head of opposing players Multiple game misconducts for boarding players, throwing elbows and blatant slashes..
BROWN: Well respected among players around the league for being at the top of the list of hard but clean hits. Consistent playoff point producer. Does not whine about the refs. Solid community member leading multiple charities.
DOAN: His reputation among players in the league is that of a headhunting, cheap shot artist and cowardly whiner. The media builds him up as a hero simply for being the only remaining pre Phoenix player. The truth is that no other team ever wanted him because of his lack of integrity on the ice.
BROWN: 2012 Stanley Cup Finalist.
DOAN: Avid May golfer.
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zulov Reply:
May 23rd, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@Gustavo, Love it! +1
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Hope Smith enjoys golfing starting Friday, maybe he’ll see Happy Gilmore on the course. I have no respect whatsoever for the entire Phoenix hockey club, that includes Tippett/Doan/Smith/fans, bunch of poor sports. That’s right boys, it’s always the ref….or not. GO KINGS GO!!!
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The hit was not dirty, but was unfortunate the way it turned out. Dustin Brown is not a dirty player. He is smart. He know when to lay the big hit, and when not to. I’ve watched the replay about 8 times. The time from the whistle to the hit was less than one second. Also, it was Brown’s shoulder and entire left side of his body that hits Rozsival’s left side. Brown’s left leg actually is between Rozsival’s legs at impact. If you watch the replay from the alternate angle, where Rozsival is skating toward the screen and Brown’s is skating away from the screen, that is the best angle to see the impact. You can also see Rozsival’s left knee bend the wrong direction because of the impact. Its just one of those unfortunate and freaky accidents. I don’t think Brown intended to hurt him, or anyone for that matter. He was just trying to lay a big hit, and did with unfortunate results. I understand Pheonix fans being upset – they are biased. However, if they set their bias aside and watch it a few times, I think they will see it the same way I did (and the refs). Sure, the referees didn’t officiate a great game. Sometimes that happens. But, it actually was inconsistent for both sides. Bad is okay at times because the players can adjust, inconsistent is worse because it just frustrates everybody. If the Coyotes won last night, I’m sure you could point fingers the other way. I wouldn’t blame the refs for this one. The biggest mistake I saw the Coyotes make was taking a stupid penalty with the 5 on 3. That took the wind right out of them and killed a perfect opportunity.
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Yotes deserved everything the boys gave them, and much worse. Torres should be out of the league forever. Smith needs to be forced into an anger management program. Yandle needs to learn about being respectful of his betters.
Doan needs to be made to watch video of himself playing the game. Over and Over. Then shown a video of Brown playing the game. Over and Over. Then shown Kopitar, Crosby, Malkin, Ovechkin. Maybe he’ll realize he is just an over-rated bully?
What a goon. Hanzal is a freak of nature. And obviously learned how to play hockey from Torres and Doan.
Officially hate this team more than Dallas and San Jose. That’s hard to do.
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So tired of hearing a bunch of men sound like little school girls. How about the Rosival flop? Maybe it was karma that got him, and not Brown playing dirty. And as for Mike Smith, He is my favorite player to hate…I’m so glad we beat them.Now they have all off season to cry. There fans also suck!!!!
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The teeny tiny bit of respect I had left for Doan and Smith is now completely gone. The only part of the Brown hit that is upsetting at all to me is that it was on Rozsival not one of those clowns. Dirty hit, jesus, if that ain’t the pot and the kettle.
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Dustin Brown is a punk
Kings don’t deserve the cup
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