It was a laid back environment at the Toyota Sports Center in Los Angeles on Friday where the Coyotes had an optional skate.
Coyotes get two days off before do or die game four
After losing both games one and two in Glendale, the Coyotes needed to steal a win on the road to get back into the series, but were unable to do so as they fell to the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 from a sold out Staples Center with 18,367 fans in attendance on Thursday night.
The biggest thing stressed at the Coyotes optional skate on Wednesday was the fact that the team needs to play better against the Kings if they expect to win a game, let alone the series.
The Kings made the Coyotes go places and do things they didn’t want to do in Game 2 on Tuesday night, and it cost them dearly.
There have been little the Coyotes have done wrong during this post season run they are currently on.
The Phoenix Coyotes year-long slogan “Hockey the Hard Way” has been put in play again after the ‘Yotes fell to the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale on Sunday night.
Many know one of the oldest traditions in hockey is the growing of playoff beards until your team is eliminated from the playoffs.