(3) Phoenix Coyotes vs (8) L.A. Kings Western Conf. Finals series thread

[naslundfan19]

Didn't Whitney win a Cup in Carolina?

Was he on that team? Oh well. He played in Spokane, so the more the merrier for ex-Chiefs!

 

[Ho_Brah]

Your 1993 Los Angeles Kings (last time they were in the conference finals)

Tomas Sandstrom Wayne Gretzky Jari Kurri
Luc Robitaille Jimmy Carson Gary Shuchuk
Mike Donnelly Corey Millen Tony Granato
Warren Rychel Pat Conacher Dave Taylor
(Lonnie Loach) (Jim Thomson) (Marc Potvin)

Alex Zhitnik Rob Blake
Tim Watters Marty McSorley
Charlie Huddy Darryl Sydor
(Mark Hardy)

Kelly Hrudey
Robb Stauber

Barry Melrose (coach)
Cap Raeder (asst. coach)
Nick Beverley (GM)

 

[dash]

Coyotes fever?!? Have you caught it?

Coyotes fever may be slow to catch on

 

[Ho_Brah]

A good read on what players think of Sutter.

 

[Ho_Brah]

Coyotes fever?!? Have you caught it?

Coyotes fever may be slow to catch on

That could possibly be a good thing (for teh Yotes) going into this series.

 

[IPostedWhat]

Coyotes fever?!? Have you caught it?

Coyotes fever may be slow to catch on

Did they ever consider that perhaps the Coyotes have rabies?

 

[Ho_Brah]

I like the whole jersey swap for this series (white out) for home games.
Another thing I like about this matchup, Raffi Torres can't do anything that will have long-reaching repercussions.

 

[dash]

I like the whole jersey swap for this series (white out) for home games.
Another thing I like about this matchup, Raffi Torres can't do anything that will have long-reaching repercussions.

Raffi's fine keeps dropping as the Coyotes advance through these playoffs...

 

[mattola]

Coyotes fever?!? Have you caught it?

Coyotes fever may be slow to catch on

Sonny Alafriz hasn’t caught Coyotes fever. What will it take for him to catch Coyotes fever?

“Probably if they get to the Stanley Cup finals. Then I’ll watch them,” says Alafriz.

yep right there...... dont worry Sonny that they are playing to get there. that they would need the support more now and last series and last series and in the season... just you wait for them to be that close for you to become a real fan

fuck you sonny

 

[dash]

yep right there...... dont worry Sonny that they are playing to get there. that they would need the support more now and last series and last series and in the season... just you wait for them to be that close for you to become a real fan

fuck you sonny

Don't sugarcoat it, matty, tell us how you really feel.

/rep

 

[jstewismybastardson]

nothing says "ice hockey" fever like “I would say we up and razzin"

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Coyotes fever?!? Have you caught it?

Coyotes fever may be slow to catch on

Honestly it hurts to read that. There are other cities that would be going crazy over it and it is an afterthought down there. I know damn well we would be going nuts here.

They have a good team and I wish them luck but I'm serious when I say it hurts to read shit like that.

PLEASE, LET US WIN AT LEAST ONE!!! We will show the fan commitment here.

 

[evolver115]

I'm curious what the condition of the ice will be in The Valley of the Sun when they begin play in mid May. Not that it will be frigid or anything remotely close to that in LA, but it's gonna be a bit toasty when this series kicks off in Phoenix.

Could this have an effect on play?


Phoenix Temperature Averages

March Weather
Average temperature: 65
Average high temperature: 77
Average low temperature: 54
Warmest ever: 100
Coldest ever: 38
Average precipitation: .98

April Weather
Average temperature: 73
Average high temperature: 85
Average low temperature: 60
Warmest ever: 105
Coldest ever: 40
Average precipitation: .27

May Weather
Average temperature: 82
Average high temperature: 95
Average low temperature: 69
Warmest ever: 113
Coldest ever: 50
Average precipitation: .11

June Weather
Average temperature: 91
Average high temperature: 104
Average low temperature: 78
Warmest ever: 122
Coldest ever: 60
Average precipitation: .02

 

[IPostedWhat]

Winning hockey begins with the ice for Phoenix Coyotes

 

[esls79]

I'm curious what the condition of the ice will be in The Valley of the Sun when they begin play in mid May. Not that it will be frigid or anything remotely close to that in LA, but it's gonna be a bit toasty when this series kicks off in Phoenix.

Could this have an effect on play?

It's the relative humidity and dew point that really affects the ice moreso than the ambient air temps.

 

[IPostedWhat]

It's the relative humidity and dew point that really affects the ice moreso than the ambient air temps.

 

[evolver115]

It's the relative humidity and dew point that really affects the ice moreso than the ambient air temps.

humidity definitely drops as summer approaches in the southwest. I guess maybe it shouldn't be an issue. I just find it interesting that this will probably be one of the hottest climates ever for a NHL playoff series.

 

[dash]

humidity definitely drops as summer approaches in the southwest. I guess maybe it shouldn't be an issue. I just find it interesting that this will probably be one of the hottest climates ever for a NHL playoff series.

I remember the ice being a big concern when the Flames play the Bolts in the 2004 SCF (gets pretty humid in Tampa Bay in June), but they seemed to have a state of the art cooling system with some big ass piping to regulate the ice conditions.

 

[BlueandWhiteForever]

As disgusting as a Stanley Cup parade in Phoenix would be to witness, we would simply have to grin and bare it. Hard to believe in "Hockey Gods" when a place like poor Buffalo goes decades without seeing a win, yet a market who couldn't care less could have one.

 

[IPostedWhat]

As disgusting as a Stanley Cup parade in Phoenix would be to witness, we would simply have to grin and bare it. Hard to believe in "Hockey Gods" when a place like poor Buffalo goes decades without seeing a win, yet a market who couldn't care less could have one.

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