#8 Los Angeles Kings vs. #3 Phoenix Coyotes

[Rivalred 630]

Kings.... PHX has put together one hell of a run, but Kings have it....

[Dabura 12,206]

Honestly I was thinking, Detroit would've gotten crushed by this LA team. And probably would've lost to Phoenix too.

One of the Wings biggest weaknesses is getting easily rattled by a fast physical forecheck, and that's exactly what the Kings bring. Not to mention the Kings are getting better goaltending, their star players are scoring clutch goals, and their 3rd and 4th lines are contributing. The Wings had almost none of that. Their defense has so much less experience than the Wings but looks so much more poised.

I'm glad the Kings didnt play the Wings in the playoffs. I'm a Kings fan, but the Wings will always be my #1 team. And I wouldn't want to see them get manhandled the way Vancouver and St. Louis have.

I would take Dustin Brown over anyone on our team.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

I would take Dustin Brown over anyone on our team.

Datsyuk for Brown straight up.

No?

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

It's on TSN.

[RedWingsRox 614]

The Staples Center is one busy place this weekend. Lakers, Kings, and Clippers are all playing ... incredible how little time they have to turn it over.

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[Guest Hatethedrake!]

I would take Jiri Hudler over anyone on the Wings except for Jiri Hudler.

[Dabura 12,206]

Datsyuk for Brown straight up.

No?

Dats is the one guy I might have reservations about.

But I think I'd do it.

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Sportsnet.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

anyone feel like going to the game tonight in Phoenix? Stubhub has plenty of tickets available in the $22-$35 range. If you're flush with cash there's a lot of seats available in the lower bowl for tonight too.

[BottleOfSmoke 5,965]

anyone feel like going to the game tonight in Phoenix? Stubhub has plenty of tickets available in the $22-$35 range. If you're flush with cash there's a lot of seats available in the lower bowl for tonight too.

I thought about it but don't think it's gonna happen. I promised myself I was done spending money on hockey tickets for the year unless they made it to the SCF.

[rrasco 1,312]

If LA keeps this up, it will be the third series in a row they took the first two games on the road. That's pretty amazing.

[WorkingOvertime 536]

How is that embellishing on Brown?

[ShanahanMan 473]

Doan is just vicious. Glad he got the misconduct.

[dobbles 252]

some terrible officiating as usual... doan gets tossed because lewis intentionally turned his back to him at the last second... then brown gets a strong shot to the knee and gets called for diving???

[frankgrimes 1,836]

Kings are a rising beast and extremely scary for years to come. Couple that with the Preds and Blues we are in for a tough tough western conference damn

[ShanahanMan 473]

LOL. The ONE time I think Brown got legitimately whacked, he gets called for diving. Funny.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

some terrible officiating as usual... doan gets tossed because lewis intentionally turned his back to him at the last second... then brown gets a strong shot to the knee and gets called for diving???

Agreed. I was glad they at least got Yandle for the suckerpunch uppercut during the scrum.

Doan maybe deserved two. Even if Lewis hadn't turned he was far enough from the boards that it probably wouldn't have ended well, but Lewis put himself in a vulnerable position at the last second. Because Doan is often such a dirty player though, it's hard for me to shed a tear. They had a highlight reel of his WWE style takedowns as they were going to commercial.

And the call on Brown was reputation. He embellishes, so things like that are gonna happen. Though it seemed legit for a whack like that.

[AtlantaHotWings 973]

Personally i would prefer more shots of the Phoenix bench as those are some nice white tops behind Tippet....LOL

Kings are a beast at the right time

[Manoir 70]

Coyotes are toast (french toast if they wind up moving to Quebec City).

Edited May 16, 2012 by Manoir

[RedWingsRox 614]

The SOGs for LA vs. Pho is pretty incredible. This team's got swagger and dominating their opponents now.

[ShanahanMan 473]

WOW. Dive much?

[jollymania 162]

LOL. The ONE time I think Brown got legitimately whacked, he gets called for diving. Funny.

was thinking the same thing. Then Smith takes a disgraceful dive later and gets away with it.

[haroldsnepsts 4,826]

was thinking the same thing. Then Smith takes a disgraceful dive later and gets away with it.

Even among goalies, Smith stands out for his awful flops.

[rrasco 1,312]

You know, there's good days in hockey, and there's bad days. The Phoenix Coyotes just had themselves a bad day.

Things just got real serious for Phoenix.

[RedWingsRox 614]

Personally i would prefer more shots of the Phoenix bench as those are some nice white tops behind Tippet....LOL

Had to turn on the game and watch a bit after you mentioned that ... +1 !!