Now Is Not The Time To Go Wobbly

bigjackdaddy — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:59:29 +0000

As Margaret Thatcher said to George H.W. Bush prior to the start of the first Gulf War (1991 for you kids out there), “Now Is Not The Time To Go Wobbly.” It means just because it will be difficult and hard, do not lose site of what your goal is and how you will achieve victory. Kind of like this season. Losing the first game of the season to San Jose. Losing players to injuries from pucks to the face; suspensions; taking a leave for personal/family reasons, and the toll playing high level Western Conference hockey will take on your mind and body. You pulled it together in late January and saved the season with a 11-0-1 run for a perfect February. Combine it with the wins in convincing fashion over the last two weeks of the season.

The Kings have a 2 game lead over the Coyotes and the next two games are in LA does not give me pause for concern. First of all, it is LA. The crowd will be so tired of hearing about Kobe and Blake Griffin, they will not have the energy to show up on time. I’ll salute the brave Coyote fan who throws a Desert Dog jersey over his statue outside the Staples Center.

Dave Tippett and the coaches have always come out with a game plan and a prepared team. Sean Burke will get back into the head of Mike Smith and calm him down. Shane Doan will be a wrecking ball. Dustin Brown should start taking Aleve now to get a head start on the pain he will feel. Adrian Aucoin should be back in the lineup to get some veteran presence on the blue line and remove bodies from the crease and save Smith from practicing his axe work. Here is why I am optomistic:

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Wednesday May 16th Post Practice Press Conference with Phoenix Coyotes

bigjackdaddy — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:44:09 +0000

The following transcripts of today’s press conference comes courtesy of the NHL Public Relations Department.

An interview with:

COACH DAVE TIPPETT
MIKE SMITH
SHANE DOAN
RADIM VRBATA

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Coach Tippett. Q. What can you do to generate some offense in this series?
COACH TIPPETT: We have to have better execution with the puck. We had some opportunities last night. We had two or three decent opportunities. We missed the net. We have to create more opportunities like that.
It’s pretty simple. The execution up the ice, the execution in the offensive zone has to be better. That goes five-on-five and our power play. … [visit site to read more]

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