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Roberto Bernstein has troubles seeing the puck lately...

Haha why? I thought the Conn Smythe in the background was uncreepy.

How about Beth? Creepy!

Brian Engblom's gaff.

These fans are stupid.

Dustin Penner scored? Yikes.

Glad to see Detroit get the win, but also would be appropriate to take the time and congratulate the Coyotes on another good season, it's a shame that they don't know whether or not they'll continue to be able to turn it around in Phoenix. Regardless, they've improved their team and should be proud of the success they've had the last few years. Let's be gracious winners and give credit where it's due.

I am for sure going to hell for it, but it seemed too perfect lol

Hart Trophy: Darren Helm. (I only sway towards Helm instead of Dats because really Dats was expected to be the force in this series with Z out, but I dont think anyone expected Helm to dominate the entire Coyotes team like he did.) Lady Byng: Brian Rafalski Vezina: Evgeni Naba... wait.. Jimmy Howard. Norris: Kronwall Bill Masterton: Ruslan Salei Ted Lindsay: Darren Helm Jack Adams: Jim Bedard Best Moment: Franzen returning to the bench with his face mangled. Worst Moment: Any time I saw Jovo trying to be a bad ass with his cage on.

I don't like Jovanovski, I don't like Doan all that much, but some posts in here need a reality check. First with some of the manly or there's no crying b.s. that I've seen off/on the past few days. Get off the "Oh I'm so tough" or "Men can't cry" crap mentality. People want to win. They want to excel at their jobs. When they put a maximum effort into it and still come up short and it is ultimately the end, you are going to be frustrated and sad that it is all over. I've seen high school players cry knowing their season or playing careers are over, all the way up to the professional athlete, like we saw with Doan the final game. The whole crying or showing emotion is not manly stance is stupid and a bunch of bulls**t. Again I don't like Doan all that much, I think he plays recklessly for his own good at times, but there is no doubt how much he cared about trying to do well, his job, and his team and the Phoenix area. Showing emotion when it is all done, either if you are happy or sad, is not a sign of weakness. Basically just don't be a d**k about things when it isn't deserved. Am I glad the Wings swept the Coyotes? Without question. Am I glad they showed a no mercy approach or whatever on the ice? Of course. Overall was the Phoenix team a bunch of jerks or their fans senseless or whatever? Didn't look like it to me. So, don't be d**ks back to them then. You can have fun in playoff matchups and rivalries and the like without being a dips**t. Celebrate quietly or with sportsmanship, you get the idea.

oops, eh? I agree with most of what you're saying. And I hate that whether a player is injured or not plays so much into league discipline--the act, not the result, should be what's considered. I just disagree on the last bit: I don't think this hit adds anything to the game, it is one kind of hit known predictably to cause concussions, and it is a hit you can easily categorize and take out of the game.

What Hank does on his day off.

No, not THAT YouTube. The other YouTube, the one that shows all the Wings players diving. You probably just typed it wrong, it might be case-by-case sensitive or something. Yeah, the Osgood dive (which also made me laugh) was all I saw too, at least on the first page. Come on, HankthaTank, you were not supposed to actually check. I thought we were friends. You were supposed to just take my word for it, and assume that it is true because I did a fast and lazy search, found one example, and posted it as if it was the rule. Gosh, the nerve of some people. Really. Stop oppressing me and my people! It's my potty and I'll dive if I want to, dive if I want to!

Other than Osgood, which I have to admit is quite funny, I would like a specific example cited of a Wings player that pops up on YouTube for diving. I just couldn't find it, or maybe I'm just searching incorrectly. Regardless, we are all quite justified in feeling that last year's series was quite HORRIBLY officiated and resulted from quite a few dives on the Sharks' part.

Think about something for a second: When was the last game you can think of that the Wings won as a direct result of their own players embellishing or outright diving, or bad officiating, or both, and not on the Wings' own merits (or despite a lack thereof in that particular game)? It happens in the NHL for sure, including in the playoffs, but I have come to the conclusion that it is a rare fan who can not only discern when it adversely affects the outcome of their own team's game, but also when it happens the reverse. Most fans tend to be quite myopic about it, having what I think of as a persecution complex for their own team. Bad calls (but especially non-calls) encourage players to do whatever it takes to draw attention to the officials. Likewise, all players on ALL teams in the league are encouraged to draw penalties by their coaches, and to do whatever they can to make sure that THEIR teams "remains disciplined" while the other team gets more penalties. That is part of the game, of course, and I'm not talking about diving, either. No, you'll hear coaches openly denounce diving as a cardinal sin, one that they simply will not tolerate from their own players. Yeah. Right. I don't just see players from other teams (read=ALL TEAMS) embellish, and even dive at times, trying to draw penalties, as well as bad calls and non-calls that go in the other team's favor (including ::: gasp ::: the Wings). But I see when the Sharks do it too. At least the ones that any unbiased, disinterested fan without a horse in the race would be able to confirm as such. When I do mention it (bad calls, non-calls, or diving/embellishing that benefits our team), I see some Sharks fans get all dismissive about it, while others just nod their heads, or stare neutrally, as if it didn't happen. Can you see that same thing with your team? Does it just not happen, or does it happen so infrequently as to make it a non-issue in your mind? Also, I don't ask myself or a fellow Sharks fan if Sharks players have dived. That would be kind of stupid, with answers that are predictable. No, to know if that's true, or whether a team has a reputation for it, ask the fans of the other teams. Better yet, go to Youtube and enter "my_team_name dive" (without the quotes). Or, if you'd like, I could provide specific examples of absolutely disgustingly egregious diving (by Sharks, Wings or any other team) gladly upon request.

For your playoff round limbo viewing pleasure:

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Don't like Doan and Jovo plays a cowardly game, but otherwise, I bear no ill will toward the Coyotes. True, it was a sweep for us, but the Coyotes made it interesting, especially in Games 2 and 4 (until the last ten minutes of the latter, of course). Skilled team and if they can keep this roster together - with a few tweaks here and there - they'll see some success, whether it's in Glendale or Winnipeg. Bryz is a better tender than this series showed - remember, the Coyotes picked him up from the Ducks for nothing on waivers and at the time, it was a huge coup. He'll be fine. So will the team. To the fans in Arizona - if the worst happens and they do leave? Follow them. Not literally, of course - can't just pick up and move. But retain your fanhood and root for them whether they're in Winnipeg, Quebec, Kansas City or whatnot. If they're truly your team, it won't matter where they play.

What kind of Wings fan cheers for the other team...o.0

Late to the game here, as I was out of the country for the first three games...but I'm in! Seeing as we're already three deep, I'll eschew with most of the individual pledges and go straight for the jugular: $100 for a round 1 series win $100 for a round 1 sweep I'll re-up if/when the hockey gods grant us a round two with a new set of criteria.

Pearls are white. White=loss. Go to your room.