Ok…. let’s do an entry on yesterday’s activities. I don’t want to but I know I have to. I need to write something about it!
The tailgate was a lot of fun. There was good food, good people and strong drinks. And tequila shots. Oh and jello shots.
The award for the best drink goes to the Sweet Tea Vodka in Lemonade. It was an alcoholic Arnold Palmer but it did not taste like alcohol. Close runner up was the jello shots. Strawberry jello made with strawberry rum. Very good choice brought by The Virg.
The best food goes the The Diva for her mix of squash, zucchini and onions done on the grill. Yum and so very healthy.
Best Sign goes to the guy and his daughter who were both dressed as chef’s and had this sign:
second runner up goes to YotesSignGurl for her “19 PIM? Marty Gone Wild” a close third runner ups was CanadaYotesFan and her “Scoring? Czech” sign. Again, so much play on words with the Czechs. Love it!
Best warmup moment: Catching Lombo giving someone the thumbs up.
Ok… well now to the game.
Award for the worse player on the ice: Jovo. But does that really surprise anyone? And the new guy Bissonette. Don’t like him at all. He can go back to Pittsburgh. He was almost more worthless than Jovo.
Coyote that really worked it: Petr Prucha. Those BJs were all over him but he kept pushing back. He does need to get a little stronger on his skates though. He was getting pushed around easily.
Best goal that wasn’t a goal but should have: Adrian Aucoin’s
Best fight that didn’t happen: Jovo. He looked like he was ready to kill the BJ. Stupid refs should have let him go at ’em!
Best Scottie moment: There wasn’t one. He did not make the goalie play leapfrog. 😦
Best Scottie picture:
Runner up Scottie Picture:
Overall, I was disappointed in the loss but I am not going to start freaking out. There were some guys who seemed like they really wanted it and others *cough Jovo cough* who looked like they could care less. I feel bad for those that worked there asses off last night. And the BJ’s goalie was on. That right glove hand? Yah, that was hard for us to beat. It also didn’t help that there were a few momentum loses. I think the thing that hurt the team/crowds morale the most was that goal that was taken back. Everyone was so excited we had finally tied it at 1 but the refs took it away. And you could see a big difference after that. There were also some questionable calls made on the Coyotes and some not made on the BJ’s. Oh well, you win some you lose some. I still have faith and I still believe Tippett will be a great coach for this organization.
I also have another theory… whenever the Flyers and Coyotes play on the same night, they do the same thing. If the Flyers win, the Coyotes win. If the Coyotes lose, the Flyers lose. Last night the Flyers lost and the Coyotes lost. Coincidence? I think not…
Next up, Coyotes at Sharks tomorrow night. We have always been a better team against the Sharks, I hope that keeps up. But then again….we were 5-0 for home openers but lost this season.
This should be an interesting season. It is time for the team and the fans to step it up. The fans can’t leave it to the players alone and the players can’t expect the fans to love them unconditionally (although some of us do but that’s not the point). We need to show the world that we are a hockey city. I know we have it in us. It is us against the world but we will prove them wrong.
Hipchecks 