Normally I like Elliotte Friedman's 30 thoughts on the game on cbc.ca, but I found some comments a little misplaced this week, and I wasn't the only one.
In his fifth "thought"...
"If the Phoenix Coyotes make the playoffs, I’m very, very curious to see what the ninth-place owner in the West has to say. They deserve to get in, and if the team was actually run by a person and not the NHL, we’d all be saying, “There’s an owner who’s really committed.” But everyone else is paying the bills, and is causing hard feelings among the other contenders."
Uhhh, I'd like to call bullshit.
If any owner is delusional enough to think that Phoenix's trade activity at the deadline keeps the Coyotes in the top 8 and that "ninth-place" team out, than either...
a)you don't understand the NHL's standings and point systems, or
b)you're a fucking sore loser.
The Coyotes have been nestled in the mix for a postseason berth almost all season long, I fail to see how trade activity with 20 games or so left to go keeps another deserving team out. This isn't Field Day in elementary school where everyone gets a purple participation ribbon. This is pro fucking hockey, one team's success does not deem another's failure, you make your own success.
(Please notice that Shane Doan's hind parts are directly over a Calgary Flame, who are (sadly) in ninth place in the West. I need you people to laugh at my jokes, because I'm small, and can only win participation ribbons.)
2 comments:
Agreed completely. The Coyotes and Dave Tippett have been giving teams the shocker all year. Dare I say I think the Coyotes deserve a playoff spot?
I also look forward to them beating the Red Wings...
I look forward to anyone beating the Wings. If the Wings face the Coyotes in the playoffs, I'll be taking the shocker. You deserve the shocker for saying so. No lube.
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