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Phoenix Coyotes: Will Mike Smith Remain Elite In 2012-13?

Much like the Phoenix Coyotes as a whole, Mike Smith had an incredible season in a year where no one was expecting much of anything in the desert. Faced with the tall task of replacing Ilya Bryzgalov, Smith played out of his mind and made Bryz an afterthought in Phoenix. Smith keyed a hot start for the Coyotes and stayed at an elite level throughout the season, finding great success...
Via Rant Sports  |  5 days ago
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Phoenix Coyotes let frustration damper the end to an outstanding season.

The Phoenix Coyotes were eliminated last night in game five of the Western Conference Finals by the Los Angeles Kings, bringing their season to a close. In a year where they won the first Pacific Division title in team history and made it to the conference finals for the first time in team history, negativity should not be the focus here. Unfortunately, the press during this round...
Via Puck Drunk Love  |  9 days ago
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Can Mike Smith be fined for his post game comments?

After listening to Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith's post game comments the first thing that came to mind was, the NHL could levy a fine against Smith for his post game comments about the officials. I will be the first one to admit that the NHL on ice officiating has been really poor during this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, but everyone has has had to play through...
Via Goon's World  |  10 days ago
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Mike Smith does his best Ron Hextall impersonation

You know the announcers are right, this isn't new to the NHL and Ron Hextall would be impressed with Phoenix Coyotes goalie Mike Smith and his chop of the Kings forward Dustin Brown. I think when a goalie does this type of a bush leagues move it opens him up to reprisals. While I don't condone this move by Smith - sometimes this tactic works because it sends a message...
Via Goon's World  |  16 days ago
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Coyotes goalie slashes Dustin Brown

The NHL’s Western Conference Finals series has gotten a bit ugly. The Phoenix Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings clearly don’t like each other and it is starting to show. Aside from the normal chippy hits that happen from time to time, the Kings have certainly gotten under the skin of the higher-seeded Coyotes. After taking Game 1 in Phoenix, Los Angeles was up 2-0 in Game...
Via Rumors and Rants  |  17 days ago
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'Unreal' Smith carries Coyotes to new heights

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With four seconds on the clock Monday night and the Predators making one last attempt to stay alive in the Western Conference semifinals, Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith sent a clearing attempt 165 feet down the ice toward an empty Nashville net. Wide right, by about a foot. "I just said, 'Why'd you miss the net?'" Coyotes coach Dave Tippett...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  25 days ago
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Smith, Coyotes blank Preds in Game 4

Shane Doan scored in the first period, Mike Smith made 25 saves and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Friday night to grab a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. By winning their first game in the month of May, the Coyotes can advance to the conference finals with a win in Game 5 on Monday night in Arizona. The Predators played with forwards...
Via AP on Fox  |  28 days ago
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Smith's puck play no issue; Coyotes prefer it

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Every time Coyotes goalie Mike Smith wanders out of his crease to play the puck, another critic is born. It happened during the regular season on a few occasions. It happened in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against Nashville when a puck took a funny bounce off a partition at Jobing.com Arena and ended up on the stick of Brandon Yip for an easy...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  29 days ago
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Smith withstands barrage, bails out Coyotes

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Coyotes probably should have skated off the ice Friday night down a game to open the Western Conference semifinals. They probably shouldn't have even had the chance to win in overtime. But they did, and it was all thanks to -- who else? -- goaltender Mike Smith. As usual, Smith did all the heavy lifting in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals,...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 28, 2012
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Second-round spotlight shines on Smith, Renne

According to Nashville legend, Pekka Rinne played so little in his homeland of Finland that the Predators' scout who discovered him based his reports on what he saw in warmups. According to actual league transactions, Mike Smith was waived by the Tampa Bay Lightning almost 14 months ago because he was the third choice behind starter Dwayne Roloson and backup Dan Ellis. Maybe...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  April 24, 2012
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