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 generally hasn't been good for the 'Yotes, with allegations of Mike Smith diving to draw calls and two players being suspended for hits. There was still a lot to like about their postseason, but they might've eliminated some good will with NHL fans after this handshake display:










First off, and this has nothing to do with the players, throwing trash on the ice during the handshake line is pretty much a bush league move. I get that fans were ticked about Dustin Brown's hit on Michael Rozival the shift before Dustin Penner's game winning overtime goal. In an extremely r...

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