One Fan's Perspective

What strikes me odd is the level of frustration one shows in competition.  Not that they show frustration, it’s how they show it.

I’ve seen Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalof fling his stick after having a puck go past him almost hitting an official.

But having a player do this, kinda surprised me as he was my favorite player while in Phoenix.

I read it first on Puck Daddy, and when I read closer that the offending player was Keith Ballard?  I wasn’t sure if I read that right or not.

Unfortunately, it’s very true.  Ballard swings his stick at his goal post, clips Tomas Vokoun, and Vokoun is taken away on a stretcher.

Click the link and read Greg’s summary and take on the event.

Mine wavers from irrational to stupid…and disappointed at the same time.

Tags: Hockey, Keith Ballard, NHL, Tomas Vokoun by pbcoyotes
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According to TSN, Nashville Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun becomes a Florida Panther and the Predators get the Panthers picks in return.

Obviously, the Predators need to cut salary to trim payroll for reasons already written and hashed about, but in terms of goaltending ability, if we used Save Percentage testing the mettle of quality goaltenders, new number one Predators goalie Chris Mason was ranked 2nd in Save Percentage last year behind Niklas Backstrom of the Minnesota Wild.

The guy can play and he can stop the puck. What is good for the Predators, he comes at a cheaper price than Vokoun.

If the Coyotes wanted that goaltender, in terms of current assets before the Free Agent Shopping that beings July 1st, the market is looking pretty slim right about now.

In regards to the Nashville Predators, these recent developments do remind me of the Florida Marlins after the year after they won the World Series where owner Wayne Huizenga slashed playroll before selling the team after the 1998 season.

Hopefully, there won’t be any more bleeding for the Predators.

Tags: Hockey, NHL, Nashville Predators, Tomas Vokoun by pbcoyotes
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