Wings v. Coyotes 1.2
There is an apocraphyl story about the late Herb Brooks when he coached his last USA Olympic squad (you know, the one with the NHL players, not the one where the Miracle happened), and he supposedly asked them:
“How many NHL hockey games are there?”
The unnamed NHL hockey player said, “82.”
Herb countered, “No, not 82 games…one game, 82 times.”
Whether that story is true or not (and I searched for it using the mighty Google, couldn’t find any confirmation, must have happened before the Interwebs), I still like to think that was a Herb Brooks thing to say, and I still like to think it happened.
Because thinking that story is true really helps me out with the point of this particular missive.
If the Coyotes play the same way they did for the last half of Wednesday night’s game, especially in the same manner as the last five minutes, they will beat the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin. If they follow the way of Shane Doan’s controlled fury, that other team will look flustered once again, and make mistakes.
After all, this game is a game of mistakes, when two teams are evenly matched as these two teams are.
According to Dave Tippett, they plan to take the same approach.
I would agree.
It also seems that the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin took notice that physical hockey is the Coyotes’ strategy. They brought up some kid to attempt to take care of business. He’s played 50 games and is third on the team in total hits. I guess they need to be tougher, even though they think they’re like tough?
Whatever. Bring it. They’ll be ready.
As indicated earlier, we know and they know that it’s a series. There is no adult beverage flowing from a Cup yet. The game tonight will be another tough one. No doubt about it. The team from the midwestern state East of Wisconsin now know they’ll have to work to get out of there with a victory tonight.
It will come down to mistakes; it will come down to which team forces the other into making them.
Simple game, really.
#ThrowtheSnake
What I’ve Read This Morning Around Cyberspace:
From the Arizona Republic:
From the Detroit Free Press:
- How the Wings have bounced back before
- Octopi? Coyotes fans counter with snakes
- What the Red Wings must do to win Game 2
From The Globe and Mail: Calm, cool, quirky in the desert
From the Daily Tribune: Wings need to get a bit tougher
From The Detroit News:
From MILive: Mike Babcock isn’t shaken by Red Wings’ penalty-killing lapses in Game 1 against Coyotes
From Five for Howling:
Coyote Tracks – WHITEOUT TGIF April 16 Edition
From Hip Checks:
Round 1 Game 1: Detroit at Phoenix
From The Good, the Bad, the Coyotes:
