It’s Even
During the first period last night, I was pretty hopeful, especially after the goal scored by Keith Yandle went in. The Coyotes continued their onslaught and made the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin skate 200 feet whereas the Coyotes didn’t have to skate 200 feet.
Cornball looked confused at times during that first period, the head coach looked dismayed during that first period, and the only skater on the top two lines of the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin was Ernie.
Yeah, I thought that they were going to take this one too.
That was before the dark times – before the Empire.
The game opened up in the second period, and while it was fun to watch, I was getting concerned. The more open this game became, the more it played into the hands of the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin. Zordberg proved it to all of us.
The Coyotes cannot run with that team. They have to play their style, even their captain knows it. They needed to play the same game 16 times, and just didn’t do it.
I don’t mind that the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin beat the Coyotes last night. It’s a series and now it’s a best of five. My prediction was the Coyotes in six; I never thought we’d sweep let alone win two in a row at home.
What I minded was the octopus on the ice. Hopefully, the NHL after threatening punishment for the #ThrowTheSnake campaign enacted some on the idiots who threw that jelly fish, especially during a situation where one of our players was shaken up on the preceding play. Plus, seeing the hats fall onto the ice truly shows that these fans of the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin really have no class.
During the pre-game show, Tom from Chandler best illustrated my point about how he felt about fans of the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin. Someday, I’ll introduce myself and buy him a beer (or his favorite beverage). Because he said what all of us say to our friends and to those Coyotes’ fans who sit next to us, publicly and honestly.
My idealistic outlook on life is that two fans of opposing teams should be able to watch a game, and playfully rib each other about goals being scored, and since we’re both fans of a sport that many in the populace just don’t get, we should be able to walk away after the loss or victory with respect – kind of like when two pugilists battle it out on the ice to calm things down. The enforcers from each team respect each other and the jobs they need to do.
However, I never look that idealistically when the fans of the team from the mid-western state East of Wisconsin enter the Coyotes’ building. Evidence has shown time and again that most of them are just immature punks.
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