Comments on: Cuz I’m leeeeavin’ on a jet plane…

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:54:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Petrella. they started practice today with what looked like pk drills, so there's that.

By: rrasco

rrasco — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Anybody that goes after TPH deserves a beat down. It’s hockey and we can’t say King Lids is off limits entirely, but the way Doan was going after him was unacceptable. I’m glad Abby jumped right in there after that cross check. I used to have a little respect for Doan. Not so much anymore after all this crap he has been pulling. Get ready for game 4 to be even worse, the Yotes are done and they know it.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:31:00 +0000

In reply to musicchick6.

Chris Hollis was all over that on Twitter last night. I should have mentioned it here in the recap. You’re both right… it’s awful and certainly won’t win a Stanley Cup. But, just as the 5-on-5 play flipped a switch after the regular season ended, I’m confident that the Wings can find a fix for their kill, too. Positive thoughts. For once.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:23:00 +0000

In reply to Matt Saler.

Yeah, I feel like whatever Doan does is an exception. HA…

No, I meant the hits that Lidstrom took during play, particularly that ROCKING he received in the first period to the side of the net. Just because he’s the captain doesn’t make it dirty. But, as I said elsewhere, I must have missed the Pyett blindside hit.

By: Michael Petrella

Michael Petrella — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:21:00 +0000

I must have missed the Pyett blindside everyone’s talking about, which is certainly possible as I was fading toward the end of the game. But, just to clear something up: one doesn’t need to touch the puck to be eligible for physical contact (in the broadest sense of explanation). It’s not a contact sport only if you have the puck. If the puck is in play, and there is a legitimately play around it, you’re a target. Like it or not. Unless the puck was elsewhere on the ice surface, it has no bearing on a dirty/clean hit. Assuming one could argue they were making a play for possession, which — if it’s loose — everyone is.

Having said that, Lidstrom NEVER puts himself in a vulnerable position without playing the puck, so there might be a legitimate beef. If he didn’t touch the puck, one can assume that AT LEAST interference was at play.

By: musicchick6

musicchick6 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:32:00 +0000

One point I haven’t heard many people talking about… PK? Where is it? All 5 phx goals in the last 2 games have come on the PP (3/9 on Saturday & 2/4 yesterday). Granted, we took a lot fewer penalties Monday, which is progress, but 61.5% PK isn’t going to get us anywhere in the future….

By: Matt Saler

Matt Saler — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:16:00 +0000

“I didn’t see anything dirty about the hits”

Maybe not so much the others, but the Doan cross-check to the lower back after play wasn’t exactly clean.

By: Taylor

Taylor — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:18:00 +0000

did you guys see abdelkader pulling a little datsyukian magical business behind the yotes net during the 2nd? i don’t know if tv showed or did it justice, but my eyeballs might have rolled out of my head and into the giant puddle of beer the drunk wings girl with red-n-white feather boa left at my feet (she left early; i was so happy). that kid has just played tremendously, especially for the position he had come to have on the team. wow.

the lidstrom hit happened about 10 feet from my face and to me it looked not cool. he was bent down and like sara said it looked rather blind-side-y. i don’t think he touched the puck. of course, there’s definitely an emotional influence. in any case, i had an absolute heart attack, freaked out, and started cursing shane doan to the heavens despite being almost entirely surrounded by coyotes fans. i was willing to die for it. what a douche that guy is. i really can’t stand him (and that team’s my second, albeit a distant second).

i said this before the playoffs started and i’ll say it again: bryzgalov is worn out. they rode him way too hard throughout the season and it began to show in march. i had a feeling things would go this direction. but how about that jimmeh? the record my sweatah has as far as his play is concerned is verging on ridiculous.

By: Sara Schr..p

Sara Schr..p — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:42:00 +0000

For the last point, hubs and I didn’t see Nick touch the puck when Pyett hit him rather blind-sidely. Didn’t really get any good replay angles of it though, since the puck was a long the boards, so idk fer sure (tm Homer). It did look interferencey and not cool. PLUS DON’T TOUCH LIDSTROM OR I’LL RIP YOUR BALLS OFF!!!!!!!